Woke up ready for the longest days drive of our whole trip. A little less than 400km and over 5 hours duration. A little more along the coast line of the West coast, then coming inland first running alonside Lake Wanaka then cutting across to Lake Hawea for some more stunning scenery along the Haast Pass.
A little further south we were in Wanaka town and then followed the route across the Crown Range Road where there was a steady climb to 1076m to look out towards Queenstown airport.
We descended into Queenstown and only had another half hour drive into Kingston where there were signs for 'the home of the Kingston Flyer'.
We found the accommodation, 'Tranquility Lodge' and were greeted by the owners Peter and Margaret. Upon entering the main living area, we could see why it was given the name. The views were stunning, looking out over the lake and realising that we had found another little piece of New Zealand paradise. Our room overlooking the same view, we sat and chatted with our hosts and exchanged stories and experiences.
The sun still shone on the mountain tops, and on the advice of Peter and Margaret, we decided that the local Tavern would be a good place to feed and water ourselves. We weren't disappointed as the hospitality and efficiency of Sonya who was serving, waiting and cooking was incredible.
How was the final week going to get better?
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