Cromwell - Boat Harbour Camp - Otematata

Cromwell to Otematata today. We are on our way to Kakanui to spend Easter with our family.
Had a great trip through the Lindis Pass, lots of vehicles going the other way, Wheels on Wanaka is on this weekend so we saw many vintage tractors, trucks & cars.
Had a stop at Tarras, Neil was in heaven with his date scone, cream & jam, my orange cake was delicious. Had late lunch at Omarama & of course, Neil had to have a Wrinkly Rams mince pie. One of our favourite cafes.
We are camping at the Boat Harbour Freedom Camp at Otematata. We walked the Otematata Wetlands walk, it was beautiful, hats off to all the volunteers who formed this track, planted the trees, painted the picnic table bright colours and positioned them with stunning views of Lake Aviemore and the birdlife. We stopped to talk to some of the volunteers and one of them was a childhood friend of the Bulling family, Carson Welsh. It is a small world.
Spotted some gorgeous mushrooms, especially the bright red ones with white spots (Fly Agaric - Amanita muscaris).
We would recommend this camp to fellow travellers.Read more