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Day 2 NZ trip to Lake Tekapo

 Today we left our last stay and headed to Tekapo. Along the way we saw pig farms with their Yerts and a few deer as well.







   


We stopped at Fairlie to visit an alpaca farm. They offer guided tours though not today but we got to visit and walk about on our own. We had some compressed grain to feed the animals.




The alpacas can be quite shy and only a few wanted to be fed. They separate the females as the males don't like the sun much. Rob had one spit at him as he was feeding one. The farm has a small and large  horse, sheep and of course lots of alpacas.





After that we headed to Tekapo and stopped at a rest stop for lunch and take in the view of the snow capped mountains.



At Tekapo we did a couple of walks to see the only 3 sightseeing things here really. The old church the sheep dog statue and the lupin fields(though only a few were blooming).

 



The lake here has a spectacular colour blue/green Turquoise colour which is caused by the glacial flour made by the extremely fine rock brought down from the surrounding mountains. It is sight to see.








Back to the unit now a nap and sort out plans for tomorrow.

Trust you are enjoying the photos and such .


Rob & Liz

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