{"id":4471,"date":"2024-03-01T23:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/?p=4471"},"modified":"2024-03-03T09:05:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T20:05:58","slug":"__trashed-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/01\/__trashed-12\/","title":{"rendered":"On The Road Again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A road trip with a view!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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We were sad to leave the beautiful Otago Peninsula this morning. We headed towards Queenstown<\/a> and stopped first for a late lunch at Mt Difficulty winery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View from the tasting room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Vineyards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It was a beautiful setting, a good flight of a variety of five wines, but the roasted lamb was much too rich for both of us. Mint tea was our dinner. We should\u2019ve taken some more of those horopito leaves from the Ecosanctuary to aid our digestion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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16 hour, slow-roasted leg of lamb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Our table overlooking the vineyards and the Remarkable Range foothills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Queenstown was another hour\u2019s drive from the winery and the views as we approached were beautiful. We stopped for a quick rest break at The Roaring Meg Lookout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yes, that is a guy down there surfing the river with a boogie board.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The M\u0101ori name for Queenstown is Tahuna, meaning shallow bay. When we arrived, we immediately went out for a walk to stretch our legs, explore the city and help digest our lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The downtown is fairly small and it was definitely the busiest place we\u2019ve been since we arrived in NZ. Situated on Lake Wakatipu, surrounded by mountains, this city is exceptionally beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Remarkable Mountain Range<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Queenstown from across Lake Wakatipu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Tree first-aid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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First skydivers spotted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Crazy jumping water craft Batman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At the Saturday market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dogs in town waiting for mom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Back at the hotel we started to pack for our 7 day hike, which starts on Sunday. We have a meeting tomorrow where they\u2019ll give us the backpacks we\u2019ll be using for our trip. We\u2019ll have to carry what we need for the entirety of our hike. We are not sleeping in tents, so we don\u2019t need to carry camping gear (those days are over!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are hiking from one lodge to the next with 48 new friends. They suggest a maximum of 15 pounds in our packs. That includes our lunch and water for each day as well. This trip can\u2019t be a \u201cjust in case I need it\u201d one. The more crap we bring, the heavier our bags will be, and we are hiking several miles and hours each day with some steep climbs and tough descents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s our current location and a larger map of NZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Current Location<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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March 1 We were sad to leave the beautiful Otago Peninsula this morning. We headed towards Queenstown and stopped first for a late lunch at Mt Difficulty winery. It was a beautiful setting, a good flight of a variety of five wines, but the roasted lamb was much too rich for both of us. Mint … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-new-zealand-south-island"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/myblogary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_7519-1-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1218&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10396,"url":"https:\/\/myblogary.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/20\/hell-hole-of-the-pacific-rv-day-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":4471,"position":0},"title":"\u201cHell Hole of the Pacific.\u201d (RV Day 7)","author":"Victoria","date":"20 April 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"April 20 We awoke to 30 mph wind and pouring rain pounding on the roof of the RV. 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