13.3.2009 (Friday)
We put a lot of kilometers on the camper van, saw a few neat sites and made it to Dunedin. This is the largest city we have seen in NZ so far, about 120,000 people.
We started our day driving through the “Gates of Haast,” Cameron Flat, Makaroa, Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea. We stopped for lunch in Wanaka--eating our first BBQ in NZ.
We put a lot of kilometers on the camper van, saw a few neat sites and made it to Dunedin. This is the largest city we have seen in NZ so far, about 120,000 people.
We started our day driving through the “Gates of Haast,” Cameron Flat, Makaroa, Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea. We stopped for lunch in Wanaka--eating our first BBQ in NZ.
Throughout the day we stopped by some neat waterfalls, and a large collection of rock stacks. Once again, we saw some incredible scenery. We saw our first-ever complete rainbow—where both the beginning and ending were in someone’s field.
Noticing giant fruit sculptures in Cromwell, Mark had to stop and take a photo, only to learn that it’s the heart of the Central Otago wine industry. We decided that we had time to do some wine tasting, which was a huge double bonus. We went to Rockburn and Mt. Difficulty. The views from Mt. Difficulty were incredible, and they are in the middle of a desert!
Cute town’s we’d find interesting to explore with more time: Alexandra, Roxburg and Lawrence.
Number of bridges crossed today: 74
Kilometers driven: 421
Notes from the drivers seat: Experienced a NZ freeway today in Dunedin. Was pretty weird to see a left hand exit as the norm. Had one small slip up giving the right of way at a traffic circle while trying to figure out directions. Otherwise, went well. Getting a turbo diesel camper van may have helped the lack of power up the long hills, but it’s all good.
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