They also have 200 acres of grain and seed. Lunch is included at the sheep farm. This morning we depart Christchurch and travel South via Mount Cook to Queenstown. It stands head and shoulders above a splendid cast of massive snow-clad peaks that make up Mount Cook National Park. Later we continue onto Queenstown.
Today is at leisure.
This morning we will be transferred to the airport for our flight to Rotorua. Every now and again you can catch a whiff of pungent brimstone escaping from the subterranean fires not too far under your feet. You will see steam escaping from storm-water drains and mudpools bubbling with the earth's heat. It is a reminder that the earth's crust is but a thin veneer around here, and the main thermal areas are perfectly safe. Upon arrival, we will be transferred to our hotel.