Driving down the coastal plain south from Christchurch, we had glimpses of the ocean on our left and views of snow covered mountains on our right. It reminded me a bit of Colorado with the mountains rising suddenly from the flat country. Lots of sheep and fairly small farms. 
We then turned inland towards Geraldine. Farms became larger and the landscape a little more barren.
Lake Tepako is beautiful and was the first of several glacial run off lakes we've seen. We climbed the mountain to see the observatory
and spent our first night in a Holiday Park. Dinner was a quiet affair, (since it was a public holiday) with the most astounding view of the lake and mountains.
The old church was built in the 1860's. It still serves as the towns Anglican, catholic and methodist church
The statue is a tribute to the sheepdogs that allow the huge sheep stations to operate.
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