Up to the Mckenzie district

We drove up to Oumaru yesterday. Unfortunately the penguins were 'out' so we busied ourselves playing in the visitor information centre.

We then got back on the road and drove right up into the Mckenzie mountainous district. We missed our campsite but managed to find a nice spot by a lake. We played cards with Robert, a solo German guy who was really cool!

Today we drove up Mt John for astounding panoramic views.

We then drove to lake takaku, giving Robert a lift in exchange for a Boston bun, and around to the base of the thumb mountains for a simple 5km snow hike.