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WINE TIME
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We were staying at Renwick, at Watsons Lodge Backpackers. We had a double room with en suite which was cosy and nicely decorated. There were four doubles and then the other rooms were Cheaper backpacker 25 dollar( £12 a night) sharing bunks I think 8 in a room.
We had to take our shoes off for all communal areas and rightly so as they had all new carpets, the communal kitchen was great, fully equipped , and ...
The beauties of the world right here NZ.
... on my doorstep. The sun with shining perfect diamond sparkles on the lake and the reflections of the mountains and autmumn trees and tall Alpine trees were surrounding it. Just perfectly tranquil. I took 100 of the same picture and then played around with some pines cones as i just couldn't resist the urge to spell my name haha. I just love the smell of the pine trees when you step step outside with that fresh clean air. I have never stopped in a car so much in my life. Every road is ...
Tolle Wanderungen & Westküste!
... nur an ihren jaehrlichen Wandertagen machten, wie alle betonten! :)
Die letzte halbe Stunde fragten wir uns wirklich, trotz schoener gruener Natur, Wasserfaellen und Wanderlust, wann wir wohl endgueltig im Tal und bei der Huette ankommen wuerden, die zu unser aller Freude nur wenige Minuten spaeter auf einer Lichtung erschien! Campbell und Carol scherzten schon darueber, ob sie bald den Helikopter bestellen sollen, was sie nach 4 d der geplanten 8 Tageswanderung auf einer Insel ...
Wine Tasting In Marlborough.
... and Olly really wanted to visit Cloudy Bay, a familiar name to me from when I worked at Twelve but for me and Az it wasn’t a must. Luckily if you went you got to try two for free and then it was up to you to pay for an additional tasting if you wanted. It was great to see all the barrels and equipment set up behind the glass partition and the gorgeous landscaped garden with deck chairs but you could tell it was definitely a big operation and didn’t ...
Deep in Southland
... with friendly faces from home. We also took a long walk around the perimeter of the 'red-zone', the area worst affected by the quake and now designated unsafe until they rebuild (if they ever can!). The area is fenced off but it encompasses the whole of the centre, including all the offices, hotels, shops and restaurants, the whole thing. It’s like a war zone or something out of 28 days later to see a city deserted like that. I’m told it was one ...