Well... now the true road trip begins! After dropping John and Andrea off at the airport for their flight back to Perth we start the long journey back to Auckland. Today we are heading towards the West Coast. We are staying in Haast ....Only about 160km away but terrible weather! Long drive from Queenstown through torrential rain storms, across the Southern Alps, Wanaka township & Lake Howea. Imagine looking at the ocean stretching for as far as the eye can see.....thats the size of the lakes here! The weather has really changed ...rain, rain & more rain. The mountain sides are sliding grey slate & rocks down onto the roads, new natural waterfalls forming due to the heavy rain....running off the moutains & across the main roads...a joy to drive! Roads behind us have been closed.
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