Te Waikoropupu Springs / Pupu Springs*****
Largest freshwater springs in New Zealand, the largest cold water springs in the Southern Hemisphere, and contain some of the clearest water ever measured.
In 1993, The National Institute for Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) carried out optical measurements under water and found that the visibility was 63 metres. This is very close to optically pure water, with clearer water found only beneath Antarctica’s near-frozen Weddell Sea. The water clarity is a result of natural filtering prior to the water’s emergence at Te Waikoropupū Springs.
OMG, it's so clear, can see the bottom of the spring clearly!
Manuka tree
Anatoki Salmon Fishing farm*** @ Takaka
Time for some action!!
It's quite easy to catch one, haha, with thousands of salmons swimming in this pond.. The farm provides the fishing gear and briefed us on the techniques. About 5-10 minutes later Peter got one on the bait! Of course, with only 2 stomachs, we only get to fish one salmon =.=
The fish is priced at $19 per kg, ours weighed 1.68kg. We ordered part of our fish to be made sashimi, then rest fillet and packed the head and tail too! p/s westerners does not eat heads/tails of fish which is such a waste!
Very fresh sashimi! But the flesh is too springy, cause the fishes here are so active! We like our sashimi with good lines of fatty omega really instead of the springy type.. Hehe.. We also brought our own wasabi cause they don't provide wasabi I think..
Totaranui Beach @ Golden Bay*****
Really matched Golden Bay, with the golden sand.. So warm and relaxing.. Though the journey of getting into this beach is not easy for a normal car/van. The roads are badly damaged and very narrow..
Love the colour =)
