Lake Tekapo
Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau).
At Lake Tekapo, we could see the Sheep dog Memorial statue and the Church of the Good Shepherd.
The statue was commissioned by Mackenzie Country residents in
recognition of the indispensable role of the sheepdog in their
livelihoods. The sculptor was Innes Elliott of Kaikoura,
with a dog called Haig, belonging to a neighbour, being the model.
Elliott reported the sculpting process took approximately fifteen
months. Clay for the model came from the insulator works in Temuka, with a plaster cast of it made and sent to London in 1966, where the statue was cast.
I love this view whereby the snow-covered mountains could be seen.
The statue is not very huge anyway.
Some of my group people.
Collie Sheepdog
Situated on the shores of Lake Tekapo is the Church of the Good
Shepherd, which, in 1935, was the first church built in the Mackenzie
Basin. The church at Lake Tekapo was designed by Christchurch
architect R.S.D. Harman, based on sketches by a local artist, Esther
Hope. The church is arguably one of the most photographed in New
Zealand, and features an altar window that frames stunning views of the
lake and mountains.
Just a small humble church.
The lovely view of the lake and the mountains.
view from afar..
from our coach..
Lake Tekapo, heard of this lake from a book or magazine. I can't remember already.
ReplyDeleteThose snow covered mountain view from the lake is amazing. Such a beautiful sight seeing from this lake.
ReplyDeleteThe humble church has a very nice view too from far. Again I saw those hills and mountains covered by snow.
ReplyDeleteIt seems so cold,can you stand with that jacket alone? You look pretty steady with that jacket... I wish I had a thicker jacket.
DeleteWell, I had two layers of t-shirts underneath the jacket. The scarf could keep me warm too.
DeleteI can't stand too cold unless I have a pair of glove plus the scarf. Hahaha
DeleteBeautiful! Love the alter window!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a lovely sight from inside the church.
DeleteThank you for the nice photos and long post. I did not expect the dog statue to be small, thought it would be bigger than that.
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome! Yea, I was a bit disappointed.
DeleteYeah the sheepdog statue was quite small. Never mind, it is a great chance to visit this place.
ReplyDeleteSchools reopen tomorrow morning, Wenn. Time to get busy again. Wish you have a pleasant Monday ahead.
ReplyDeleteAngeline, Malaysia school holiday, 2 weeks?
DeleteYes, Sharon. We had two weeks holidays.
DeleteHave a nice day ahead!
Nice place!!!
ReplyDeleteNice seaview too...
ReplyDeleteDid u all have a group picture taken there?
ReplyDeleteWe took group photos somewhere else.
DeleteHave a great week ahead...
ReplyDeleteThe snow covered mountain photo will make a lovely header photo
ReplyDeleteweather so hot now....so nice to see "snow" here.
Deleteyea, it's was awesome when I was there. Cool and cold..
Deletevery nice view of the snow-capped mountain across the lake..
ReplyDeleteMy parents told me that New Zealnad was the most relaxing country they ever visited. Nice scenery everywhere.
DeleteIndeed beautiful! I just couldn't keep myself from snapping those views continuously.
Deleteguess the statue of Collie Sheepdog is a 1:1 that is why it is not huge..
ReplyDeleteLake Tekapo, looks like a nice place to visit!
ReplyDeleteThe scenery is very beautiful too!
It's indeed a beautiful place.
DeleteI love this post. Informative post and I don't need to know more about the lovely lake. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the place.
DeleteLooks cold and wet, Wenn... must be very very cold!..grrrrg... reminds me of scotland weather.. hahaha..
ReplyDeleteyes, very cold..
DeleteIt was so cold but you didn't wear gloves! You have iron fists like Bruce Lee!
ReplyDeleteI think the lake is the main attractions there because it is so huge and nice.
ReplyDeleteThe church looks very small and cosy. I guess it could contain not more than 20 persons, just right for their small community. I like the stones that built the church.
ReplyDeleteyes, the church is just like a small living room. I like the uniqueness as we could view the lake and the mountains from inside.
Deletesheep dogs huh, well i think it looks
ReplyDeletelike a typical dog yet had been valuable
to them,
perhaps, i'll google it later
Deleteto see the real one haha
as for that church the structure reflects
ReplyDeleteto it's age, it's very simple and little
but come to think of it those never really
matters
anyway the view seems very chilly and
ReplyDeleterefreshing! perhaps it rained there or
was it due to fog?
It's actually due to the weather as it's almost winter.
Deletehave a great day and happy blogging wenn
ReplyDeletetake the best of care and god bless you always too
I really wish I can go to these places! So beautiful!
ReplyDeletewish can come true..
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