{"id":347,"date":"2026-01-26T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/?p=347"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:05:53","slug":"2026-day-4-hanmer-springs-to-saint-arnaud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/2026\/01\/26\/2026-day-4-hanmer-springs-to-saint-arnaud\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Day 4 Hanmer Springs to Saint Arnaud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January 26, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It was about a 3 hour drive from Hanmer Springs to our next destination in Saint Arnaud. The morning was very overcast and it was raining periodically. I took over driving. Our first stop was Lewis Pass, but since it was still raining and we had visited there before in 2019, we only stayed long enough for a quick bathroom break and rest stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NZ_2026_Day_4.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NZ_2026_Day_4-664x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-363\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NZ_2026_Day_4-664x1024.png 664w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NZ_2026_Day_4-195x300.png 195w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NZ_2026_Day_4-768x1185.png 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NZ_2026_Day_4.png 826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Map: Day 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another 10 minutes of driving took us to Maruia Falls. This nice small waterfall was just a short walk from the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1177453756?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maruia Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next stop was at a bridge that crossed the Buller River. We walked onto the bridge and had very nice views of the river in both directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235244745-80-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235244745-80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235244745-80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235244745-80-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235244745-80-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235244745-80-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235244745-80-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235244745-80-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Buller River view looking northeast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235326954-80-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235326954-80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235326954-80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235326954-80-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235326954-80-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235326954-80-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235326954-80-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260125_235326954-80-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Buller River view looking southwest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We drove to the town of Murchison where we wanted to visit the Tutaki Bakery. We heard this was a good place to buy pies. The bakery was inside a food truck. The sign outside said \"Open\", but the truck was closed with nobody around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just down the street from the bakery we stopped at a small park. The Mataki Willow Grove Walk was a pleasant 20-minute loop hike near the Matakitaki River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005303465-70-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005303465-70-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005303465-70-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005303465-70-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005303465-70-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005303465-70-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005303465-70-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005303465-70-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matakitaki River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005200809-80-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005200809-80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-352\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005200809-80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005200809-80-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005200809-80-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005200809-80-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005200809-80-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_005200809-80-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flowering tree along the trail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We drove another hour and stopped to take the Kawatiri Historic Railway Walk. We had done this walk before in 2019, so this was a repeat for us. It was a nice loop walk through a railroad tunnel and then returned with views of the nearby Hope River. Here we had our first encounter with the dreaded sandflies. Many flew inside the car as we were getting ready to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021222497-70-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021222497-70-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021222497-70-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021222497-70-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021222497-70-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021222497-70-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021222497-70-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021222497-70-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kawatiri railway tunnel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021759808-70-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021759808-70-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021759808-70-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021759808-70-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021759808-70-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021759808-70-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_021759808-70-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old bridge piers crossing the Hope River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We reached Saint Arnaud after another 25 minutes of driving. Our accommodation was a kiwi bach: a huge old house named Long Lookout. It was very private and had its own dedicated path down to the shore of Lake Rotoiti. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033635454-80-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033635454-80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033635454-80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033635454-80-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033635454-80-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033635454-80-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033635454-80-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033635454-80-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Long Lookout living room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033742578-80-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033742578-80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-358\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033742578-80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033742578-80-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033742578-80-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033742578-80-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033742578-80-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033742578-80-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Window seats at the Long Lookout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033959822-80-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033959822-80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-359\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033959822-80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033959822-80-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033959822-80-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033959822-80-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033959822-80-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_033959822-80-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Long Lookout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After settling in, I took the path down to the lake. The weather had cleared a bit, and I had a nice walk near the lakeshore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_042107301-80-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_042107301-80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_042107301-80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_042107301-80-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_042107301-80-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_042107301-80-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_042107301-80-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_042107301-80-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Walkway at Lake Rotoiti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_041509946-80-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_041509946-80-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-361\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_041509946-80-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_041509946-80-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_041509946-80-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_041509946-80-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_041509946-80-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PXL_20260126_041509946-80-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lake Rotoiti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back at the house we had lamb burgers and salad for dinner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 26, 2026 It was about a 3 hour drive from Hanmer Springs to our next destination in Saint Arnaud. The morning was very overcast and it was raining periodically. I took over driving. Our first stop was Lewis Pass, but since it was still raining and we had visited there before in 2019, we &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/2026\/01\/26\/2026-day-4-hanmer-springs-to-saint-arnaud\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"2026 Day 4 Hanmer Springs to Saint Arnaud\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4","category-new-zealand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1905,"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions\/1905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}