Gibbston to Lake Moeraki

The journey from Gibbston to Lake Moeraki on the West Coast should take three hours. It took us seven due to the number of stops we made to take in the outstanding scenery and a detour to Arrowtown. The final part of the journey took us through the alpine Haast Pass. In addition we found ourselves in Wanaka at the same time as the local “A&P” (Agriculture and Produce) show (not as we initially though “apples and pears”). This show attracts 40,000 people over two days; Wanaka itself has a population of 8,500.