Friday January 17, 2014

Ralf woke up at the crack of dawn this morning, even though we were supposed to be having a nice lie-in.  He got up and took photos of the camp-site.  Normally camp-sites are not very photogenic, but this one has some very quirky buildings, which makes it very interesting.

It is another windy, cool day, the sun is out and it would be lovely if the wind would die down.

After breakfast (I managed to make poached eggs without breaking them) we had a relaxing day and a little bit of retail therapy.  I treated myself to a merino wool top. It has been getting a little chilly at night but not cold enough to wear my puffy jacket, but cool enough to slip a light-weight but warm merino wool top.  Lovely.  We also treated ourselves to a couple of extra bits of camping stuff.

Tomorrow we are on the road again, we have decided to go back up the east coast.  The weather on the west coast has been awful, (rainy, windy and cold), and we want to enjoy the rest of the time on the South Island not endure it.  We may miss some spectacular scenery, but we have already seen a lot of spectacular scenery.

We may even do a bungey jump on the way.  It is expensive, but you only do it once.  We are heading out to Cromwell tomorrow and then we will pick up the Otago Rail Trail, before heading up the east coast back to Christchurch.

It has been a great relaxing day.