Twizel and Mount Cook
We were in Wellington from March 20th to June 7th, other than a brief trip out to see Lake Taupo, and geysers. Enough time to recall all our trips in NZ in detail. Here is one.
The
whale watching was fun at Kaikoura. Our general itinerary was to drive
from place A to place B. Spend the evening, and next day at place B. On
the third day, drive to place C.
Twizel was also the place where we had one of the best beers while in
New Zealand. This was one of the many craft beers available
there….Sprig and Fern, Dry Hopped Pilsner. Slurp slurp. Strangely, these
came in 888 ml bottles. I do not know why, but every ml was worth it 
. And yes, as compared to all other beers, the price per ml was steep.
. And yes, as compared to all other beers, the price per ml was steep. 
We stopped at quite a few places starting from Twizel, en route to Kaikoura, not for any need per se, but because ‘dil chahta hai’. Some pictures of bungy jumping ( not us!) are attached. The pictures may convey a little about what we enjoyed. While all of NZ was beautiful, South Island was more so. The water is practically jade and the colors are so vivid.
There
was also a lavender farm on the way, and we thought of returning there
just before the harvest, sometime in January. It is said that lavender
has a deep calming effect, but it got us all excited, I guess because it
was not growing at that time of the year.
We trekked for a little more than 40 minutes to get a glimpse of Mount
Cook….it was covered in clouds. But the views were still good. Looking
at these pictures I am reminded of the immense natural beauty there.
The drive itself used to be absolute treat --- the drive, and the view,
as you can see in the few pictures and the videos. The videos were taken
while we were driving and they are on my facebook page ( too big to be
uploaded in a Blog!)
Bindu A.Bambah….Many thanks for asking me to do it. I am reliving the pleasant parts of our visit there, and loving it.
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