Gumboot capital

We were in for another beautiful day at the lake today but sadly 😥 we have used our allocation of two nights so moving on was our only option. It was another cool morning and showering helped to warm the body.
We took a strange route to the gumboot capital of NZ because the Tour guide wanted to stay off highway 1. So we went to Pirongia first and then travelled on SH 39 to Otorohanga then SH 3 to Eight Mile Junction then SH 4 to Ohakune then SH 1 to Taihape where we are at a FC site.
Along that dog legged route we stopped at Taumarunui for a late morning tea/early lunch. What a sad town it is but there was one nice cafe. It was -1deg at 10.45am so you could say it was a little chilly. In fact all the way to Waiuru we were amazed at the very heavy frost and very low temps. The frost was so thick on the ground you would have thought it was snow. I suspect that it would remain all day.
I was breath tested leaving Taumarunui and again entering Taihape and managed to pass both times. The strongest drink I had was a coffee ☕️ and told the cops that 😀. Apparently they are doing a blitz around the area for the next week so we may see them again.
Oh, I forgot to mention that we stopped in Ohakune and purchased a treat for afternoon tea 😋.
A big laundry was done in Taihape where we met one lady who said it was -4deg this morning and her chicken water troughs were frozen solid so the chickens were skating on ice. Don't you feel sorry for them. It makes one think of buying a frozen chicken 🐔 😂.Read more