After KK headed onto Hanmer Springs for a day chilling out at a thermal spa where the pools were various temperatures from 28 deg to 41. The sulphur pool has now tarnished my silver jewellery so it looks gold!! The following day was more spectacular in terms of thermal pools though.... on our way to Murchison we stopped at a place called Slyvia ...

We drove from Franz Josef Glacier north to Greymouth, then east through the Lewis Pass (more stunning scenery) till we reached Hanmer Springs. This is basically a resort town famous for its natural hot springs. We thought we deserved a short break from all this travelling (you really feel sorry for us don't you?!), so we joined the throngs tip-t...

We arrived in Hanmer Springs at lunchtime after a much brighter morning's drive. Hanmer Springs is on a geographical fault line and has experienced many earthquakes, sculpting beautiful landscape and leaving geothermic pools bubbling in the hillside. The weather was lovely and the sky was blue for a change and we were keen to sample the spa pool...

We arrived here at about 2pm (ish) and went into the local village, which is very small. We looked at going into the springs, but they were packed to the brim, so we opted out.... to be honest, natural springs are not our cup of tea! We are staying here tonight and heading to Kaikoura tomorrow... that's if we can't get on a horse ride at Hanmer ...

An update on our adventures from the South Island is coming soon...thank you for your patience! :-)

Day 6 Heart Attack Platter - Pork Schnitzel - Recipe

Hanmer Springs..the place with the biggest thermal natural pools in the south island. We all had a lovely relaxing two days spent mainly in the pools, then back to timaru to see our friends for a couple of days...