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Today we had perfect weather – sunshine and blue skies – an ideal day for a good hike up Ben Lomond. As I had the ticket for the cable car, I cheated for the first bit and just made the … Continue reading
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Does it sound like a good idea to go for a pub crawl after a wine tour? I would say it does … 😉 We had some rest after we made it back from the wine tour, then met up … Continue reading
It was a rainy day … what to do on a rainy day? Originally I wanted to go for a good hike up the mountain … but maybe not in the rain … – – so what to do? Easy – stop whining, go wining … – a wine tour – already worked back in Argentina …
So around lunch time Sue (Sussy-Sue – not tourleader-Sue) and myself found ourselves on a wine tour bus heading out for the Gibbston Valley winery – followed by three further wineries.
For me the tour was pretty interesting as the climatic conditions down on the South Island are not too much different from my home country – and the grape varieties are more or less the same as my favorites from home … pinot gris, pinot blanc and riesling for the whites – pinot noir for the reds. It was amazing for me to see what quality those wineries down here manage to produce.
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Before I actually get started here … I did NOT throw myself of a bridge this time, I was not even tempted to bungy jump … if you want to see me in freefall – check it out here. OK … Continue reading
We made it into QT in the late afternoon and moved into our home for the next couple of days. And that home was amazing – we had a whole house just for us … felt a bit like being back to school on a class trip … we even had some teachers with us 😉 – and as we did discover over the next days, it made a good base for everything – up to building shelters.
Today Sue was nice to us – no cooking – instead we made our way to downtown for the World Bar for reduced price drinks (how does Long Island Iced Tea straight out of teapot sound?) and pizza … later on we could experience a playful Arie and live music.
