On March 5th Moose, Petunia,
Elgamore, Ingrid and Renee all piled into the car (with their
appropriate belongings) to leave Haast for good!
Renee was surprised at the amount of
stuff she had but also recognized that the “having more space to
fill means I don't fill it as efficiently” theory was at play. As
they drove out of the 43 person town Petunia couldn't help but giggle
at the sign
Along the way south (to Queenstown)
there were lots of beautiful views and a few places to get out and
have a short walkabout.
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| Thunder Creek Falls |
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| Fantail Falls |
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| Blue Pools, Very Clear, Very Cold |
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| Scary Bridge.... |
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| Lake Wanaka and the Remarkables Mountain Range |
When the party arrived in Queenstown
Renee took Moose out for a HOTT date at Patagonia where they shared a
hot chocolate and read.
In the morning Renee had a delightful
breakfast from Fergbakery of an apple danish and a cream filled
doughnut.
Then MORE DRIVING! Further south
towards Dunedin!
They passed Cromwell:
Lake Dunstan (just outside Cromwell):
Along the way is also a little town
called Roxburgh that is home to the “famous Jimmy's Pies.” Having
sold 4 different meat varieties at the Cafe in Haast and hearing from
many people that they were exceptional Renee was quite keen to try a
veggie kind and so made a point to stop off and visit the bakery.
The bakery itself is rather small, it
was cramped with 3 people inside purchasing pies and has outdoor
seating to the side because there are no tables inside. In the end
Renee decided to try the vege pie and a fruit pie.
The vege pie was filled with a mix of
mushroom, beans, corn, potato and a thick tomato sauce holding it all
together. An interesting combination that was surprisingly good. The
fruit pie was mostly thickened sugar which was a bit of a
disappointment. Overall Renee thought it was an interesting trip and
got her thinking a lot about opening up her own pie shop whence she
returns stateside.
Then it was back on the road! More road
kill was seen on this day then any other, most of it was possums
(thankfully Renee did not actually hit any), Moose, Petunia and
Elgamore were all very happy to be safely in the car. One thing that
did not become road kill was cows who stopped traffic as they crossed
the highway
As it turns out Renee gets tired of
driving about every 2 hours so they made a stop in a little town now
forgotten where Moose made a new friend!
FINALLY they arrived in Dunedin!
[Tune In Next Week for the STUNNING and COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED....well...the rest of the diving]
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