Scenery on way to Mt Cook 去库克山脉的沿途景观
Day 3 in New Zealand. It was slightly cloudy and cool.
Lake Tekapo left an indelible impression on all of us as a beautiful and idyllic destination. We enjoyed the stay there.
Today we traveled further south, to The Adventure Capital of the world … better known as the founding place of the Bungee Jump – Queenstown.
Immediately after leaving Lake Tekapo, we turned into Mt. John University Observatory which was about 20 minutes away. It was situated on top of a hill, therefore guided tour groups seldom make it here. It is recognized as one of the world best observatories and star gazing spot of the world.
We have a 360-degree view of the whole Lake Tekapo and the surrounding farmlands, hills, valley and the distant snowy mountains.
Then we proceeded to the Aoraki Mt. Cook. The drive to Mt Cook itself was an unforgettable experience … or more appropriately, dream journey. The lake and glacier capped mountains practically appearing right in front of us … so close and so real.
Due to adverse weather condition, we were not able to have a glimpse of peak of Mt. Cook.
We continued towards Queenstown which was about 250 kms away. Roads are straight and flat, snow-capped mountain constantly appeared, many beautiful lakes too as we drove for miles and miles of country roads.
Our trip to New Zealand supposed to be a self-drive, budget journey. However, we changed our minds on certain things, accommodation is one of them.
Again we decided to stay in a lakeside hotel at the heart of Queenstown … so you can guess how much it bites!
But the view is fantastic, the room is comfortable … with Jacuzzi!
Dear children, please do not be envious, old cows deserve some good grass sometimes!
At one of the many beautiful lakes - Lake Pukaki (pull kaki)
这是我们在纽西兰的第三天。有云，也有太阳，凉爽，大约18度左右。
Lake Tekapo 给我们留下了一个深刻的印象，是一个悠闲及美丽的景点。我们我们都非常喜欢这个地方。
今天我们将继续往南下，目的地是女皇镇 – 世界探险的首都，更是『笨猪』跳的发源地。
不过在离开Lake Tekapo 的时候，我们马上到大约20分钟车程的若望山天文观测站（Mt John University Observatory）。这个观测站建立在一座小山上，是世界知名的天文观测站及观星的最佳地点之一。普通的旅游团是不会到这里来的。
在这里，我们可以有360度远眺Lake Tekapo 湖的全景及邻近的农田，群山，河谷及远处的雪山。
过后，我们就续程到库克(Mt. Cook) 保留公园。全程来回大约一百公里的旅程，实在是美丽的令人难忘，或者可以说是梦想的旅程。沿途湖光山色，覆满冰川的雪山，蓝色的湖泊，竟在眼前，几乎可以触摸的到。
只是天不作美，到来库克山脚，刮风下雨，看不到远处的最高库克峰。
离开库克山脉，我们续程到250公里外的女皇镇。这里道路平坦笔直，旅程非常顺畅。大约在下午四时左右，我们地达目的地。
这里充满度假的悠闲气氛，许多酒店，度假村，旅游代理及餐馆。
我们这趟纽西兰之旅，本来是自己驾车的经济逍遥游，但我们临时改变了好多项事情，住宿就是其中的一项。
我们见到了这里的美景，决定进住到一间湖边的酒店。房间舒适，景观美丽，还有Jacuzzi!
我们的孩子们，请不要羡慕我们，老牛也该吃点好草！
入乡随俗，吃鱼扒及薯条 follow the NZ - Fish and chip
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