Firstly, this magical place was spotted on our way to the Rakaia River for some fishing. To be more factual, Les was to do the fishing, and I was to eat the hopeful catch, way back when motorhoming was our thing.
You are going to view a few vistas that may contain the wow factor for you between paragraphs. Don’t be fooled by the calm, glorious views and reflections that most photographers swoon over. I suggest you check the weather before you head to this area of Canterbury.
Why, you ask? When the wind hits inside the valley, as it often does, this park can be an unbearable place to be. There is dust everywhere, and it’s not how we want people to remember this place. Again, just double-check the weather forecast.
Facts you never knew?
New Zealand has 3,820 lakes with a surface area larger than one hectare (10,000). Of these, 775 lakes are at least 0.5 kilometres long. These lakes cover about 1.3% of the country’s land area, ranging from volcanic crater lakes in the North Island to glacial lakes in the South Island.
Toitu Te Whenua // Leave The Land Undisturbed
Life at No. 22 
There’s a wildness to it that I like, Suzanne. I had no idea there was so much water in New Zealand xx
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Nice photos of a wild and beautiful landscape.
I am just going through and reviewing, thinning down and geotagging the photos from a 2011 trip I did in that whole area – a fun memory update and challenge that I will share soon.
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