Lake Tekapo

Day 41

A pic from their website, 

First up was a ride on a jet boat!  This was essentially a flat bottom speed boat that went very close to rocks bridges  basically anything that stuck out of the water or its edge.  It was a pretty good ride, although not as scary as I though it would be.

Jedi Claire in her waterproofs, before boarding the speed boat.

After a couple of hours drive we arrived at Lake Tekapo.  The main reason to visit this area is because it is the largest dark night sky reserve in the world.  This means the views of the stars are amazing.  We had planned a trip up to the  Mount John Observatory n the evening where you would get some of the best view.

Lake Tekapo

Before our trip up we booked into our own private 6 bed chalet.  We had arrange to meet Duncan and Danielle here, who we met in puzzle world.  First on the agenda was to stock up on beer,  myself and Duncan bought 2 crates.  The girls had said one would be enough, however they were proved wrong.

The weather on the hand was not looking good, very windy, cloudy and a bit of rain.  Either way we were picked up at 22:45 and headed up to the observatory.  We were on our second crate of beer by now.  Anyway there was too much cloud and it was very windy so there was very little to see. 

Moa

 After a brief look round the MOA telescope the trip had to be abandoned as it was too windy.  We did however get a full refund.  We also had a great laugh with Duncan and Danielle, so it was a good day all round.

It  was also really cold!  I personally wore two hoodies, two jackets and a beenie!