#165 Nomad Diary. 16-22 December 2023. Drive Queenstown to Cardrona to Geraldine Airbnb. The Wrinkly Ram for Lunch. Lake Tekapo. Fairlie Bakehouse Salmon Pie. Christchurch to Cheviot Overnight. Highway 1 North to Kaikoura, Blenheim, and Wakamarina River and Valley 3 Night Farm Stay. Scenic Drive to Picton. Ferry to Wellington Airbnb.
Leaving Queenstown heading for Geraldine by way of a Detour on Crown Range Rd Stopped in Cardrona Near Wanaka Lupins Along the Highway The Wrinkly Rams for Lunch Seafood Chowder at The Wrinkly Rams. Yum! Our Second Time Driving Beside Lake Pukaki Lake Pukaki Our Second Time Driving by Lake Tekapo Lake Tekapo Our Second Time to Fairlie Fairlie Bakehouse a Second Time View From Our Geraldine Airbnb Fairlie Bakehouse Salmon and Bacon Pie Saturday. 16. Today we leave our Queenstown airbnb and drive to Geraldine for one overnight. Our drive takes us on an unexpected detour over a mountain leaving Queenstown in the direction of Waka. The day is sunny and dry and the views from the top of the mountain back toward Queenstown were spectacular! We stopped on the other side of the mountain for coffee at Cardrona Hotel. They have be...