Halfway to Everywhere: Stunning Sights at Lake Dunstan and the 45th Parallel!

#summervacay If you’ve ever dreamed of standing in a spot that’s exactly halfway between the Equator and the South Pole, the 45th Parallel marker by Lake Dunstan is your chance to brag about it! Snap a photo with the famous sign and pretend you’re an intrepid explorer charting the middle of the Earth. Then, turn around and let your jaw drop at the shimmering blue of Lake Dunstan stretching out like a giant sapphire. The reflections of the golden hills and wispy clouds are so picture-perfect, you’ll wonder if someone secretly airbrushed the landscape while you weren’t looking. And the fun doesn’t stop at admiring the view—Lake Dunstan is a playground for the senses. You can wander along the lakeside trail, skip stones across the water, or just plop down with a picnic and soak up all that fresh Central Otago air. When the sun hits the water just right, the lake glitters like a giant treasure chest, and you’ll feel like you’ve stumbled onto New Zealand’s best-kept secret. Between the brag-worthy latitude and the postcard-perfect scenery, this is one stop you’ll be telling everyone about!