{"id":4838,"date":"2022-12-30T01:02:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T06:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.herons-flight.com\/?p=4838"},"modified":"2022-12-30T01:02:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T06:02:24","slug":"day-50-lake-tekapo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herons-flight.com\/?p=4838","title":{"rendered":"Day 50, Lake Tekapo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thursday, December 22, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 4am I rode down the guest elevator, my quarantine was Over! We took an Uber to the Wellington airport, and by 7:30 am we were in Auckland.
I had arranged for a Kia Ora campervan that slept 3. I knew from my brother\u2019s experience in New Zealand that we needed a diesel heater for cold nights. The campervan was a Mercedes model and it was very nice. Toilet, hot and cold water, shower, frig, stove, comfortable bed, and relatively easy to drive, once I got the hang of driving on the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We met up with our daughter Katie and her family in Fairlie. Had to buy the first of many meat pies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night camping at Lake Tekapo Riverview holiday park. Nice place, not too close together, view of the Lake from my bed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We walked to the hot springs down the street and spent some time in the various pools. The farther you are down the hill, the cooler the water. Then I jumped in the Lake with Katie. That was cold!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our camper van!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Fairlie meat pies are famous! Lines out the door.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The scenery kept getting more and more beautiful!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Marvin family at Lake Tekapo <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lake Tekapo <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lake Tekapo hot springs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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My chilly swim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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