Yesterday's post was a bit of a picture-fest with the Milford Sound et al - but today is a more modest affair because it's mostly been a day on the road - and also extremely wet.
We left Mackay's Creek at 8.30am - but I have to tell you the sad news that Trout Athletic increased their lead to 3-0 - and now with not much time left in the game the fickle Napier Anglers fans are beginning to trickle out of the stadium...
The rain was lashing down - but despite this we were making good progress towards the East coast. These days, the roads in the deepest south are pretty good but not so long ago the isolated communities were dependent on a band of intrepid airmen to keep the supply lines open. Just before we reached Gore we came upon a museum commemorating these brave pioneers - including a guy called Dave Cross who built his own plane and became the first man in NZ to be fined for flying without a licence in the 1930s. Once again, we found ourselves inspired - and this got the creative juices flowing for a new LP....
We stopped for a quick lunch in Gore and then travelled on through the rain to New Zealand's fourth largest city - Dunedin. For many years all 'Dunedin' meant to me was the Montgomery's house on Red Lane - but of course the house was named after Gill Montgomery's home town.
After a quick look around the 'Edinburgh of NZ' we drove along the slightly alarming coast road out to the Otago Peninsular and found a campsite in Portobello. I suspect the views from the road are pretty stunning when the sun shines but today we did not see much. And so here we are with the rain still pouring down and the wind literally shaking the van. We invested in some classy NZ wine at the supermarket which is helping us compensate. The inclement weather makes it hard to keep things clean and tidy - which brings me to camper van mystery number 2...
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