From the Mountains to the Sky Act 8: Finally Driving By Day

On Monday, we decided the best use of our time would be to actually drive through the Mountains during the day time. We had driven three times through the mountains at night before. It was a great decision! There was so much spectacular scenery I had trouble not stopping every 5 minutes to look at things. We never would have got home that way.

The most spectacular part of the drive was the section that was beside Lake Wakatipu, between Te Anau and Queenstown. The lake was a deep blue colour, with mountains rising on the opposite shore to snow-capped peaks. I was overwhelmed by the beauty.

For lunch, we stopped at a wonderful little cafe in Old Cromwell that was in an old stone grain store. They sold wonderful sandwiches including the Bacon & Egg Buttie which was loaded with bacon.

I absolutely love driving here in New Zealand during the day. It's the best way to see the country.