On January 5th we left Christchurch and headed toward Aoraki /Mount Cook National Park. On the way we drove past beautiful Lake Tekapo, visited the Church of the Good Shepherd, and then continued our drive along Lake Pukaki. Lupines in bloom were in numerous places along the road and in meadows.


We stayed the night in The Hermitage Chalets in Mount Cook Village.


Here is a photograph of Mount Cook taken along Lake Pukaki. Mount Cook is 12,283 feet high.