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    • South Island 2022
      Day 44

      Moke Lake

      April 4, 2022 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      We stayed at Moke lake DOC camp, which is at Ben Lomond station. On Tuesday it rained in the morning, but fined up in the afternoon so we were able to go for a bike ride. We biked around Moke lake, and out to Lake Dispute and back. It was a fun track and great scenery, and we only saw a handful of people.

      On Wednesday I went for a 2 hour horse trek. It was a little scary riding along the side of the hills, so high up. On the way back we followed the river along the valley floor.
      There was one other lady on the ride who had some experience, so the guide let us do a bit of trotting and cantering. This wasn't all that comfortable on my standardbred. At the end when he broke into a canter he tried to buck me off but I just stayed on. So perhaps not my best ride.

      On Wednesday we rode the Moonlight track through the station towards Arthur's Point. The scenery was spectacular the whole way. The track was mostly easy but extremely steep in places. When it became narrow, rocky and steep we turned back. We met a gold miner on the way back who told us a lot about the history and geology of the area.      Read more

    • TravelerSouth Island Odyssey
      Day 18–21

      Clyde to Moke Lake

      April 25 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

      After a very blustery night when the wind blew in some very violent gusts, we woke up to brilliant sunshine. After enjoying a very lazy morning, we headed out in the afternoon for Moke Lake, up Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown. Again our NZ countryside is staggeringly beautiful.
      As it was Anzac Day we took time to remember those brave men who fought for our freedom to be able to live this lifestyle - a number from both sides of our family, both WW1 and WW2.
      We arrived as the day was starting to close down and we discovered the wind followed us but now it has turned to a steady rain. We've been warned that it will be a cold night!! Our diesel heater will get fair workout and maybe even our winter pj's might get broken out!!
      We plan to be here for a few nights and then we'll move further up the lake.      Read more

    • TravelerSouth Island Odyssey
      Day 19–21

      Moke Lake

      April 26 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C

      Great excitement this morning!! We woke up to snow on the tops of the mountains!! It was spectacular! The morning was an interesting study in the way our views changed very quickly. The photos will speak for themselves but they were taken over half an hour or so.
      We decided it would be a porridge kind of morning! Our diesel heater is keeping us beautifully warm and cosy and it's mostly on a very low setting.
      After our fortifying breakfast, Paul decided to see if he could entice a trout onto his line. In spite of seeing them, neither he nor the beginner fly fisherman we met managed to land any. Maybe tomorrow!
      It's been fairly cold today so we were really surprised to see a wedding party here late afternoon to have their photos taken. I felt for the bride in her wedding dress in the cold for the 2 hours they were snapping away!! I hope they had a good heater in the car!
      Not sure of our plans for tomorrow but we may stay another night or we might head up to Kinloch.      Read more

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