On Pinders Pond

I know the title sounds romantic! We are actually camped at Pinders Pond. We left Wanaka yesterday morning and drove to the refuse transfer station - a long way from the sign post.
we then set a compass course for Luggate - wrong move as we were soon on a corrrrrrrrugated metal road. Seven ks saw us back on highway 8 to Cromwell and Alexandra. Our first detour was to Pisa Moorings at the head of lake Dunstan. This development is surprisingly large with new houses and sections. We then made the compulsory stop at the Clyde dam. At Cromwell it is fascinating to see where the old town has been rescued - sort of - from the lake. Next it was on to Alexandra. This is beautiful town especially in its Autumn plumage. We spent the night in a rest area at Gorge creek about 20 ks down the road. This was a secluded area well off the road beside a stream. A good spot. The bus trundled on down the Cluttha Valley through Roxborough. While we were at Wanaka another motor homer told us about Pinders pond as a good place to stay. He did say that it was on the other side of the river. We crossed the river at Miller's Flat and drove back up to Pinders Pond which lives up to its reputation. See Photo. Here we have done a load of washing using water from the river for rinsing. This is one big mean river flowing past at at least 8 knots.