Lupins and Fruit Farms.

As we left Lake Tekapo we noticed the last flowers on hundreds of lupins along the road. The verges were smothered in them for many miles, both ordinary and tree lupins. Apparently these were sown many years ago by a pioneering gardener in Tekapo. Now they are 'garden escapes'.

Soon we were driving through lakeland and mountains iced with snow. In the valley we passed vineyards and wonderful fruit farms . We stopped for fresh apricots , peaches, plums, raspberries etc. Onwards to Queenstown the playground of New Zealand and the site of Perkins's first ascent in a hot air balloon.