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    • Dag 177

      Aviation Museum & Wine Tour Blenheim

      5. juli 2020, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

      This morning we went to Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. The museum had Sir Peter Jackson’s personal collection of WW1 aircraft and artefacts. Some scenes we saw of the aircraft recreated an incident that actually happened in the war. The detail was incredible.
      There was personal items belonging to national flying heroes such as the USA’s Eddie Rickenbacker, France’s René Fonck and Germany’s Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen and the infamous Hermann Goering.

      In the afternoon we did a wine tasting tour. It was just the four of us on the tour. We first went to Rock Ferry a small organic vineyard. We tried 5 different wines here. The first was a 2014 Riesling. Ashleigh enjoyed it but I didn't like the acidity aftertaste. We next had a 2019 sauvignon blanc. I enjoyed it, it was fruity, fresh and crisp. I also liked the 2016 pinot noir. I don't normally drink read but this was light and fruity. Unfortunately they don't sell there wine in shops only online.

      The next vineyard we went to was the famous Cloudy Bay. Their Sauvignon blanc was one of the best I've had. We tried a few other wines but this one stood out to me.

      The last vineyard we went to was Whitehaven. Whitehaven is a family owned business. We enjoyed our wine tasting here. Our favourite was their desert wine. It had lots of flavours and not too sweet.

      The wine tour also included going to Makana chocolate factory. You could smell the sweet chocolate as soon as you walked through the door. We could see them making the chocolate through the window. We tried butter chocolate crunch Macadamia and it was delicious. I had to buy some even though it was slightly expensive!
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    • Dag 109

      Blenheim

      18. marts 2023, New Zealand

      Nach einer sehr nassen und schlaflosen Nacht ging es gestern zu unserer letzten Station auf der Südinsel: Blenheim. Die Stadt ist das Zentrum der Weinregion Marlborough, weshalb wir heute auch eine Tour zu 3 Weingütern gemacht haben, wo wir jeweils eine Weinprobe genossen haben. Auf dem Rückweg ging es noch zu einer Schokoladenfabrik.Læs mere

    • Dag 76

      Pollard Park

      15. januar, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      I then took a walk back along the river towards the other end of town (near my hostel) to have a look around Pollard Park! It was a lovely setting with a nice river running through the middle. I then refreshed myself for the evening at the hostel before heading out to the Marlborough Public House for an amazing burger!Læs mere

    • Dag 11

      Woodend Gardens & Vineyard

      8. marts, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

      This morning, we arrived in Picton on the south island of New Zealand. Woodend Gardens & Vineyard is located in the heart of the Marlborough wine region. The 7 acre garden and 10 acre vineyard of sauvignon blanc grapes are owned and tended by Brian & Margaret Herd. As members of the Marlborough grape growers cooperative, their grapes are combined with the grapes of other family vineyards in the area and shipped to California where the wine is produced and sold under the Cupcake Wines brand. The gardens were beautiful, and the mid-morning tea and fruit bread were delicious!Læs mere

    • Dag 11

      Kekerengu

      8. marts, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

      We stopped in the small coastal town of Kekerengu for lunch at "The Store." In spite of the lackluster name, we enjoyed a delicious buffet lunch with fresh meats, salads, beverages, and brownies for dessert. After lunch we enjoyed a relaxing walk along the coastline.Læs mere

    • Dag 76

      Harling Park and Wither Hills Farm Park

      15. januar, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      In summary, Harling Park is a small park containing a pretty Japanese garden. It finds itself next door to one of Blenheim's main attractions, Wither Hills Farm Park. However, when I arrived at Wither Hills, I discovered it had been temporarily shut down a few days ago due to risks of wildfire. Unlikely to cause any problem today as it was very cool and overcast.Læs mere

    • Dag 14

      South Island and new friends!

      25. oktober 2019, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      The cruise through the Cook Strait was beautiful with clear blue skies and a very calm sea. We had read that this crossing can be quite treacherous and uncomfortable (Janet and John can testify to this) but not today. The ship was busy as this is Labour weekend in NZ with Monday being a bank holiday.
      It’s a funny old world. When we first got on board the ship we found a couple of seats and plonked ourselves down. A few moments later another couple asked if the seats opposite us were taken to which we said no and they sat down. After a brief introduction found out they were Jim and Sue from England and in fact from Reigate not fifteen miles away from us. So where are you going to? Marlborough same as us. Where are you staying? Marlborough Vintners, same as us also for two nights. They were being collected from Picton and driven to the hotel whereas we were picking up our rental car and driving ourselves.
      When we arrived in Picton we saw this huge cruise ship the same one that was in Wellington the previous day. There was quite a lengthy queue to collect the car and this was due to it being a Bank Holiday weekend and the cruise ship. We were told that the number of passengers and crew on the ship exceeded the population of Picton!
      Once we had the car it was a thirty minute drive down to our hotel. The scenery and views here are spectacular. The Marlborough area is the principal area in NZ for wine particularly Sauvignon Blanc and there are many estates with names we are familiar with. Checked into the hotel which has about twenty self contained apartments and drove round to ours where we were greeted by our neighbours - Jim and Sue! They are in the apartment next door.
      We have a lot of space in this apartment so are able to get everything unpacked and Jane was able to catch up on the washing before we popped over the road to the Whitehaven estate to taste the Sauvignon Blanc - when in Rome etc...
      They have an excellent restaurant here and we were joined by Jim and Sue with the major topic of conversation being where are we going to watch the rugby. The hotel has a small bar but no TV so we finished up all coming back to our room to watch it. In the days leading up to the match there was a lot of confidence here that the All Blacks were going to win whilst recognising that England were a good team. Their view was that if they played as well against England as they had against Ireland it would be a comfortable victory - not so!
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    • Dag 65

      Weiter ab Picton

      4. maj 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

      Die Südinsel begrüßte uns mit einem Sonnenuntergang in den Bergen. Die Wolken hingen tief und in den Tälern reihte sich Weingut an Weingut. Doch wir hatten noch etwas Strecke vor uns. So ging es also weiter, durch Nebelschwaden und scheinbar einen Gebirgspass mit vielen Kurven.Læs mere

    • Dag 179

      Ab in den Süden

      9. april 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

      Ab geht's auf die Südinsel von Neuseeland. Nachdem wir die Nordinsel größtenteils erkundet haben ist nun der Süden dran. Das Problem auf der Südhalbkugel ist, dass es in Süden nicht wärmer wird sondern eher kälter ... also wieder Unterhosen für die Nacht im Zelt zurechtlegen. Naja wie auch immer, nach einer dreistündigen Fahrt mit der Fähre waren wir da. Die Landschaft hat mit gleich gefallen ... Aber erstmal sind wir nach Blendheim und haben uns paar alte Autos in Museum angeschaut, das war mal wieder herrlich. In Nelson waren wir in einem Freilichtmuseum, das eine eigene Brauerei hat ... so haben wir erstmal das Bier natürlich verkostet. Man muss sagen, die machen sich langsam hier mit Bier brauen ;)
      Sonst war mal wieder bissl wandern angesagt und die schöne Natur genießen.
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    • Dag 184

      Die Weinfelder von Marlborough

      18. januar 2018, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      An unserem dritten Tag in Blenheim haben wir einen schönen sonnigen Stellplatz in einem Backpacker Camp ergattert und damit auch gleich den nächsten Job. Nicht das das Geld auf unserem Konto schon knapp geworden wäre aber man kann ja nie genug davon haben :D. So arbeiten wir nun schon seit zwei Wochen auf einem Vineyard im schönen Marlborough mit 240 000 Hektar Weinanbaufläche.
      Unsere erste Aufgabe war das vine training. Dabei kümmerten wir uns um alle Jungpflanzen und schnitten alle Triebe vom Mutterstrang ab und wickelten diesen dann um den untersten Draht eines horizontal gespannten Drahtgestells. So kann die Pflanze nicht nur in die Höhe wachsen, sondern auch in die Breite (Bild 3 und 4).
      Der zweite Job wurde nur von den Männern gemacht und nennt sich wire lifting. Dabei werden vier Drähte des eben genannten Drahtgestells eine Stufe höher gestellt. Dabei werden die großen Äste nach oben gehalten, sodass sie nicht zur Seite wegfallen und der Traktor sie abschneidet wenn er durch die Reihen fährt (Bild 5 und 6).
      Anschließend arbeiteten wir am bud rubbing, bei dem alle Triebe die am Hauptstrang unter Kniehöhe herauswachsen abgeschnitten werden. Seit der letzten Woche kümmern wir uns nun um das fruit thinning. Dabei werden je nach Sorte mehr oder weniger Traubenbündel herausgeschnitten, damit auf alle Bündel Sonnenlicht fallen kann und sie nicht bei Nässe anfangen zu verrotten wenn die Bündel aufeinander liegen oder in sich verschlungen sind.
      Ob wir dort noch weitere 2 Wochen arbeiten entscheidet sich am Montag wenn unser Supervisor weiß ob es noch Arbeit gibt oder nicht. Zusammenfassend kann man sagen, dass die Arbeit entspannter ist als auf der Kiwiplantage und wir manchmal auch 30 oder 40 Minuten Pause machen anstatt 20 Minuten aber wir stehen auch bei Wind und Wetter auf dem Feld, egal ob im strömenden Regen oder bei 40 Grad in der Sonne :D
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      The vineyards of Marlborough

      At our third day in Blenheim we got a sunny van site at the Blenheim motor camp and our next job as well. Not that we spend the whole money we earned in the kiwi orchards but you can never have enough money :D. Now we are working since two weeks in the vineyards of Marlborough with its 240 000 ha wine-growing area.
      The first job was called vine training were we cut all shoots of the main leader to wrap them around the fruiting wire so that the plant can grow to the left side, too (picture 3 and 4).
      The second task was called wire lifting. Four wires had to be lifted one level higher to bring up and clean up the bigger branches. This ensures that no good branches will be cut by the mowing machine (picture 5 and 6).
      Subsequent we did the bud rubbing. All shoots on the bottom of the main leader (below the knee) had to be cut. Since last week we looked for the fruits and did some fruit thinning. We took out some bunches to make some space for the remaining once. They also get more sunlight and they will dry better to not get mouldy.
      The desicion whether we can work for another two weeks, comes up on Monday. It can be summarised that the work is much better and easier than in the kiwi orchards. The 'smoco's' are longer, too. (;
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