Kaikoura and Blenheim
We headed north from Lake Ianthe then across to the east coast via Arthur’s Pass. We stopped off there to do a short walk to the Devil’s Punchbowl waterfall.
On the east coast we headed towards Hanmer Springs, stopping overnight just south of it. The next day we went into the town and spent a couple of hours enjoying the hot geothermal waters. The pools ranged in temperature, from 38 degrees (hot) to 41 degrees (too hot!). The hotter ones were also unfiltered so smelt a bit sulphurous.
