Lake Tekapo

From one unrealistic lakefront to another, we stayed in Lake Tekapo after an unexpected 3-day stint in Wanaka (it was too pretty to leave, basically). But instead of leaving beauty behind, it seemed to follow us to this similarly unreal, should-be-a-painting scenic waterside campsite.

The mountains on the far shore trail west to Mount Cook and its village only miles away -
nature's sign that our New Zealand adventure is winding down, and we are coming full circle.

It's hard to see in these pictures, but the lake is a milky turquoise color. Never seen anything like it.