One of my favorite sights was Lake Tekapo. Even though we only stopped for less than a hour, I could have stayed there for hours. Part of the Southern Alps (different than those in Europe), the mountains act as a bowl for the lake. The water was the clearest and brightest turquoise I've ever seen.
On our way!
Another of my "favorites" was the Lupin - a wild flower that is so beautiful. There were fields of these flowers and they were all colors - primarily purple, but they were also blue, white and pink.
I thought this looked like a soybean.
Proof that I was actually there
Just like my mama - taking pictures
The reason the water is so blue is because it is glacier run-off. There are special particles in glacier water, once snow, and is makes the water clear and turquoise.
My cousin Jenna and I
On Lake Tekapo was Church of the Good Shepherd. This church meets every Sunday AND is the most photographed church in the world! BOOM! I cannot imagine a more beautiful place to worship. The church is open every day for tourists; the pastor was even there to answer questions.
If I attended this church, I would be a little distracted by that view!
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