Sunday 23 October 2016

Spring trip - Mt Cook, Day 2


Salam to all my dear friends and family.


Kami keluar awal hari ni sebab perjalan hari kedua agak jauh jugak la..(Christchurch - Mt Cook) dan weoll decide lalu ikut jalan jauh tapi scenic road.  Dari Christchurch - Mt Cook, weolls lalu Geraldine, Fairlie singgah di Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki dan akhirnya sampaila ke Mt Cook.  Scenie tak scenie, haa kenala tengok gambar baru tau la kan.. Sepanjang jalan dari Christchurch akan lalu kawasan ragut rumput kambing dan lembu, gunung-ganang, sungai yang hai Ya Allah jernihnyaa...tasik membiru dan seharusnya kambing2 dan lembu2  katanya kt NZ ni lagi banyak kambing dari manusia...hehehehe.




The driver and gps gator..kekekeke



Our breakfast for today is mcD..hehehe.  Isi perut dulu sebelum jalan jauh... The journey today is almost 500km..so bertabahla yea.




Kami dah sampai pekan Ashburton




Orang belakang selesa menikmati air buah beli kat Countdown.


Tempat penternakan Llama.  Kita boleh tengok binatan Llama secara life pada sapa-sapa yang tak pernah tengok tu..boleh la singgah kt sini, area Ashburton.



Dalam farmers corner ada jugak dijual barang-barang dari bulu kambing..baju pun ada..product kecantikan pun ada..even cafe pun ada jugak.  Bahagian belakangnya pula kita boleh tengok Llama secara lebih dekat.

 

Belakang saya ni, carpet tau..yang dibuat dari bulu kambing.


Apa Llama ni? Siler la google.com yea...hehehe


Llama dari dekat.


Sepanjang perjalanan ni...cuaca mendung ajer...sedih tengoknya haaa... Saya mengharapkan blue sky!!


Toilet break..coffee break...rest break..



Groceries shop...macam2 ada. 



Kami dah sampai Geraldine town.  Kecik ajer town dia..dan menarik jugak.


Kami cari parking..and make a mini tour to this town.



Cherry blossom is glooming every where here in south nz




Beli souvenir sikit untuk kenangan.  

Let's us make a move...jauh lagi kita nk pergi ni...dan banyak lagi pitstop yang bakal kita tempuhi dan terokai.

On our way to Fairlie...kami nampak signboard Daffodils open for sale.  Sign dia tak besar kecik aje..tepi jalan..Dalam area Geraldine lagi...belum masuk lagi ke Fairlie.

 



A wonderful place to and stroll amongst the amazing daffodils, in so many colors and various sized petals.  If you love spring get to Pleasant Valley Daffodils.




The flowers where colorful, shapes amazing and fields bathed in yellow..Daffodil fields which will amaze.





If you love spring get to Pleasant Valley Daffodils.



Sorry dear daffodils...we cant stay here much longer... InsyaAllah kami akan datang lagi.


Ok..another toilet break...can help it..nature's call..hahahahaha.



Guess what guys..!! We can see the blue sky noww...Alhamdulillah...:)


Clear view of the mountains


Sheeps is everywhere here in South NZ


We are at MacKenzie district.  



Pantang nampak boleh berhenti..the main problem driving through NZ ni rasa nak amek gambar setiap minit dan saat.





Arrived at Fairlie.  Pastikan drive ikut speed limit yeaa...tak ikut kalu...surat sama confirm sampai kt kita bila kita balik mesia nnt.




Perjalanan yang sunyi..kereta pun tak banyak...bukit bukau memang mengiringi perjalanan kami. 


They really can jump that high..!!


Kagum dengan view kt belakang kami tu..snow-capped mountain.



Berderet kereta berhenti nak snap view yang superb cantik depan kami.



Jangan hanya tengok pada blue sky....tengok jugak the snow-capped mountains..nampak tak??  Macam lukisan kan..?


We are approaching Lake Tekapo..!!


Lake Tekapo.  I almost could not believe what I was seeing..!!



Bestlaa rumah ni mengadap lake paling terkenal di dunia.



The famous Church of the Good Sheperd di Lake Tekapo


Beautiful little church right on the edge of Lake Tekapo..and again truly beautiful setting overlooking the lake and distant snow capped mountains.


Cantik kan....?!?!  Ini bukan lukisan...ini betul betul..  Bagi yang memilih memandu kereta macam kami, banyak hotel dan motel yang boleh disewa kt Lake Tekapo ni, so tak payahla nak risau sangat bab tempat tinggal.  


The blue waters, the snow capped mountains, the clouds descending between 2 hills - surreal!!


The view of Lake Tekapo are stunning.  Absolutely beautiful part of NZ



A beautiful place that will take your breath away.


Kagum dengan ciptaan Allah swt.  I will never gorget this experience...sat near the lake for 1 hour just clicking photos..don't have words to express..too good. Just can't have enough of it.



This was such a cute little stone church set right on the lake.  We enjoyed taking pictures here.




Done with the shopping here at Lake Tekapo.





We stopped several times on our way to Mt Cook and it was a great place to stretch out legs and take in the extraordinary blue of the lake..!!


Approaching Lake Pukaki.


This was among the best scenic places I ever had benn.  The color of water, purity of the places and the snow capped mountains is hard to describe in words.  This is a must visit lake.


This lake is worth stopping at on the way whatever the weather conditions.  The colour of the lake is just amazing and very nice scenery too.



Peaceful lake with Mount Cook in the background.




We thoroughly recommend staying here, as it provides great facilities and great service.  We were able to check in late which suited us.  The views surrounding the park are simply breathtaking. 


The best basic accommodation i've seen, perfectly clean, comfy, well made beds with lovely white fresh linen, towerls, soaps, heater.  You don't often get all that in a budget package :)


Gunung ganang belakang cabin kami.



That is our cabin...nampak tak our wagon hujung tu...yess..that is our cabin yang paling hujung..dekat dengan lake.  


Inila dianya Ladies.  Yeaaa...kami kena bersihkan diri kami di luar cabin kami.  Jangan risau..walaupun tandas di luar tahap kebersihan adalah 1st class.  Kita tak akan jumpa walaupun sedikit kotoran dalam tu.  Jangan was-was dengan tahap kebersihan negara nz ini.  Percayala...!!


Dah settle checkin semua...jom kita keluar pegi makan.  We heading to Mt Cook Lodge and Motel.


View from our room..mana tak cantiknya kan.. Tak jemu matala tengok permandangan macam ni.


Heading to Mt Cook



Candid snap..something happen at this moment..hahahaha


Dah menjadi perkara wajib bergambar tengah-tengah jalan macam ni.  Kat negara orang aje berani buat macam ni...kalau kt mesia..jgn cari pasal..huhu.


On the way to Mt Cook Lodge...dah nak gelap.  Bila dah nampak view macam ni..kita menghampiri perkampungan yang sangat terpencil yang sangat awesome.!!


Mt Cook Lodge & Motels.  Kami makan malam kat sini.


While waiting for our foods.


Our dinner to tonite is fish and chips + cuppochino


Penutup untuk cerita hari ni.  Pastikan semua powerbank, bateri camera, handphones charges pada malam hari.  Pastikan cable, extension plug, international adaptor mencukupi.


Sekian dulu untuk cerita road trip ke Mt Cook saya kali ni.  Kami pun dah letih...tapi kenangan untuk hari ni memang kami akan kenang sampai bila-bila.  Sila datang sini dan rasai sendiri pengalaman drive dari Christchurch ke Mt Cook.  Will continue more stories..more  pictures soon....

Stay tune...


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