Yesterday we drove out on a road trip and this place is where we stopped on the way to stretch our legs. Lake Ianthe is also known as Matahi and is located in the South Westland area. In the Summer it's popular with people for boating, water skiing and swimming.
You can always tell who the Kiwis are and who the tourists are. The man in the photo above was reading a book in the Winter sun on a picnic bench.
And these people were getting busy setting up a picnic blanket which was a little strange to me, as it was a nippy 10 degrees celsius and there was a layer of heavy dew on the grass. We were all wearing Winter clothes.
This is a view of the distance, mountains all around. The lake was originally named by a surveyor named Matthews who was inspired by a story about a well known miner named Ian who lived in the area and was named "Ian the bush rat".
12 comments:
This looks like a lovely place. And yes, a bit cold for a picnic on the ground!
I’d have a picnic in 10 C on such a day too. Canadian here.
...a beautiful destination.
Beautiful captures of the lake and its surroundings.
Gorgeous views all around! The lake and those mountain backdrops are absolutely stunning!
Don't tourists really stick out! Wearing the wrong clothes for the season, doing odd things like having a picnic in midwinter.
The Lake is beautiful. So calm. So blue
I would at least have chosen a picnic table over a blanket on the ground! ;-)
Lake Ianthe looks like a real gem, and there’s something so quintessentially Kiwi about soaking up the winter sun with a good book by the water
What a beautiful place by that lake. Your last photo is my favorite.
Beautiful place but waaaay too cold for a picnic for my liking...
This looks like a beautiful spot to stop and enjoy the view.
Love the last photo. Lovely view.
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