Today after more gardening this time moving twigs. And after window cleaning and some lunch we headed off to find a cache on the Cowans Hill walk. On the way we went past a little white/orange dog which proceeded to follow us. This got a bit annoying as we were walking down a main road. At the cache the dog got through a fence and went off over the top of a hill..never to be seen again. A bit worrying as on the other side it had a sign saying no dogs) After finding the cache we walked back on the Cowans Hill walk through a Scientific Reserve where we saw a big bird like a hawk. Part of the walk was fenced off and we had to scale the fence using the gate. We also saw a dead possum in a trap.
Then we went on the Lake George Scott walk. A nice secluded small lake a hidden treasure!! We saw loads of rabbits (here they are pests and there a lot of poison put down for them) On the way back we saw a house for sale (thought we buy it if we win the lottery:-) It lead us straight back to the backpackers and it was all on a road so we could have done the walk an easier way which didn't involve off road tracks.
Now relaxing before tea at John and Lynda's.
Edit: Photos to follow
2 comments:
Hi been looking for the bird on websites. I think it must be an Australasian Harrier. The close up is a great picture of it!
Can you swim in the lakes?
Love Mum xxxxxx
Thanks must have flown over from Oz, it was just on the hill and it didn't fly very far so was easy to get close. The lakes are too cold to swim in, not sure you are allowed in lake tekapo?
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