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Trip around the world in 63 days, 2003
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On this picture is clearly visible that the process of erosion and filling up the lake continues. The glaciers are moving and the debris under the ice are moves slowly under enormous pressure. The movement and pressure grind the stones slowly, but continuously and the melt water transports the resulting “rock flour” down. The lake is colored by the rock flour to a turquoise color and slightly milky. If you see a turquoise milky river or lake you can be sure it is fed from a glacier.
It was time to catch the plane to Australia, from Christchurch, the capital of the South Island. We made an interesting detour through the center of the island and moved slowly to Christchurch. A well organized, town with friendly people. We spend the time prior the delivery of the camper in Christchurch and enjoyed the fast internet connection in the post office in the center of town. We delivered the car without a scratch and as I had plenty of time I decided to drop Birgitt at the airport to guard the luggage and, with my running gear on, then run back from the camper drop off point to the airfield. The manager however insisted to bring me to the airfield, so we had ample time to spend our last NZ$ in the tax free shop. The flight to Australia was uneventful.