Weekend at Lake Brunner

This weekend we joined our friends Cathy and David on a trip to Lake Brunner where we stayed in a bach (Kiwi holiday home). We got a real taste of the Kiwi lifestyle: driving over a snowy Arthur's Pass in a proper 4wheel drive and cruising the lake on a boat.

Beautiful Lake Brunner with stunning mountain views

This coal train was abandoned and left to the elements in the bushes.

Some pieces can be found right on to the beach.

The boat...

The 4wheel-drive...

This is a Weka (or woodhen). It's a fligthless bird  and endemic to New Zealand. Weka are sturdy brown birds, about the size of a chicken.

This cheeky Kea was heading behind our back to the car park where he intended to shred some rubber, preferably windshield wipers.