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 Lake Rotoiti Lake Rotoiti, New Zealand Taken from Tisa's original journal of our trip: Lake Rotoiti is part of the Nelson Lakes National Park and is located near another bigger lake by the name of Lake Rotorua. In part of the park area, an aggressive conservation project is currently going on in which they are attempting to eradicate introduced pests such as possums and stoats in order to recover native flora and fauna. Stoats look exactly like ferrets but are a little smaller and a tad bigger than a weasel. It was interesting to notice the marked trees where they planted cyanide covered in peanut butter for these little pests. There are some great walking paths and hiking trails that you can explore here. The lake was breathtaking and with our luck, we were able to get a campsite right next to it. It was very peaceful and soothing with the towering mountains that surrounded the lake on all sides. This was by far, the most remote we have been in all of NZ and it was the best spot I could imagine being at the time. We did visit the town's main center, which was about three stores including the Alpine Lodge Café. We had a late night dinner here while re-mapping our journey for the following days. Food wasn't that great but they have a monopoly on eating out in this small town called St. Arnaud. In this album: 5 knots, Campy, Duck, Flock of Ducks, Howard River, Kevin Ludlow, NZ 63, Tisa Peterson |
Lake Rotoiti
Howard River NZ 63
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