Another Favorite Town! Lake Tekapo

A view of Lake Tekapo, I practically had to lay on the wet ground to get this shot but it was worth it!

After climbing straight uphill on Mount John for an hour or so, I got this shot of Lake Tekapo

Moeraki Boulders between Dunedin and Omarua.
The first church in NZ

I think I have developed an attraction to small towns by lakes....this lake was actually very stunning. First the color is the most amazing blue, it's created from 'Rock Flour', which is washed off the glacier rocks by the rain and then goes into the lake turning the water this turquoise blue. As I was walking along the shore side I felt like I was at the ocean as large waves where literally crashing into the shore constantly, it was so strange I really had to think about where I was as this lake is also very large and you can't see the far side. It probably helped being that it was a very blustery rainy day out.
This is a very small town and it has the first church in NZ here. It's a tiny stone bu idling that seats 40 people and has a 2 1/2 year waiting list to get married there. I guess if you had to wait that long you'd really be sure you want to get married so that could be a good thing! I was so impressed by the view of the lake out the big glass window that I had to take a picture totally not seeing the 'please respect our church/no cameras' sign that I also blindly captured in my photo! The people I was with quickly told me no pictures and I felt ashamed then only to see the little old man working there grinning at the horrified look on my face. He laughed and said that was mainly because when they get too many people inside it's too hard and holds things up. He was so sweet I had to make a donation!