20 December 2025 Steps: 8,327 Today we spent the morning in Lake Tekapo , learning about the astrology, before driving to our accommodation in Arthur’s Pass , via lunch at a lovely town called Geraldine. The Lake Tekapo Dark Sky Experience The Lake Tekapo Dark Sky Experience is an indoor astronomy experience set right by the banks of the lake. The girls were especially excited to do the tour after our disappointment the previous day when our stargazing tour was cancelled due

19 December 2025 Steps: 12,705 We woke up to torrential rain this morning, which meant that we didn’t take many stops along the way to Lake Tekapo . Despite the weather, the drive itself was still stunning, with a varied and ever-changing landscape along the way. We passed through the Otago Region and over Lindis Pass, which is a picturesque mountain pass known for its tussock-covered hills and scattered gold rush ruins. Like much of the South Island we have seen so far, lon