{"id":9328,"date":"2021-03-02T23:59:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T11:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=9328"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:04:38","slug":"holiday-day-11-lake-wakatipu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2021\/03\/holiday-day-11-lake-wakatipu\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday \u2013 Day 11 \u2013 Lake Wakatipu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We’re leaving Mavora Lakes but not before taking a photo of what turns out to be a one of the landout sites for gliders<\/p><\/div>\n

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One more look at the Livingstone Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n

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And South Mavora Lake<\/p><\/div>\n

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Along the Mt Nicholas Road towards Walkter Peak<\/p><\/div>\n

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Old Nicholas<\/p><\/div>\n

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Walter Peak, which is nothing more than an expensive tourist trap really<\/p><\/div>\n

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For people that arrive with the Earnslaw<\/a> from Queenstown<\/p><\/div>\n

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The view towards Wilson Bay<\/p><\/div>\n

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We wanted to stay at the campsite here but of course you can’t get there by car and we don’t feel like walking that distance with all our gear<\/p><\/div>\n

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So we drove back<\/p><\/div>\n

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And thoroughly enjoyed the views along the Mount Nicholas Beach Bay Road, Mt Alfred in the far distance<\/p><\/div>\n

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Thomson Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n

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We are in a sunny hotspot here with thick low cloud to the east of us<\/p><\/div>\n

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View back towards Queenstown<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gravel Pit<\/p><\/div>\n

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View from near the Kiwi Burn Hut Track<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bridge over the Mararoa River<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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