Our second day in New Zealand we planned to go horseback riding in Glenorchy. We headed up to Dart stables for a two hour ride with river crossings and views of the Misty Mountains and Lake Wakatipu. The morning was dreary and rain clouds loomed so of course as we got ready to mount the horses the rain started coming down. For the first hour and a half of the ride it poured and we were unable to see much of anything. As we crossed the last river and headed back to the stable the sun came out to reveal all the amazing scenery we had been missing due to the fog and rain. We took a camera and snapped a few pictures which I accidentally deleted but they weren't very good with the weather anyways. Luckily I snapped one picture at the end with my phone so that is all I have to share for horseback riding.
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| Looks like it had never rained |
If we ever make it back to New Zealand I would love to try horseback riding again on a clearer day.
From Glenorchy we headed on down the road to Te Anau where we would be staying for the next couple nights. We were blown away by the views driving along the highway.
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| Sheep grazing on the edge of Lake Wakatipu |
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| Unbelievable views. Hard to believe it was so gloomy and rainy two hours earlier. |
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| We were able to make our way down to the edge of the lake. |
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| We drove through a fair amount of farmland before reaching Te Anau. We saw more sheep than people. |
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| Made it to the shores of Lake Te Anau |
We settled into our cottage and enjoyed a nice steak on the grill and a bottle of New Zealand wine. Despite the rain it was another wonderful day!
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