Today we drove from Wanaka back to Christchurch, taking the scenic Route 8 to 78 to 72 to Christchurch. We passed beautiful and majestic Mt Cook, crossed a few one-lane bridges, breathtaking lakes, the deep descent into the Rakaia gorge, and enjoyed the view of the continuation of the Southern Alps at Mt Hutt.
I am in love with the country, especially its lake and mountain regions.
We saw acre after acre of cattle and sheep farms, green planted fields, meadows of mustard with its bright yellow blossoms. Where in the south part of the island we saw more orchards and vineyards, we saw more livestock, on a large scale, in the northern part.
We lunched at another Monteiths - great BLT ciabatta.
Very little traffic on these lesser-traveled roads made for a very pleasant drive.
We are back at Merivale Manor this evening.
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