After dropping Rytch off me Ian and Claude headed to Lake Tepako which was pretty much half way to Queenstown. Arriving at night we booked into a dorm with a couple Irish chicks and an Essex chick. Knackered from the drive we fell asleep pretty much straight away. The next Morning after having a look at the lake at ground level we drove up to Mt John to see one of the best views I've ever seen. Mountains and two beautiful lakes. Lake Tepako was a glowing turquois...

After a ridiculously long 30 hour journey , feeling jet lagged and hungover like, it was all worth it to see THAT picture. I've never seen anything like that ever. as usual me and Ian were unprepared and instead of organising the cheap shuttle to the hostel we had to settle for the expensive cab journey. We were greeted by Ray who was very friendly giving us advice and a tour on the way. Showing us the broken buildings and the uneven roads, all a result of the ea...