We had another friend visit us this past week, this time our friend Darren from London. In contrast with Jeff’s visit a few weeks ago, though, this time the weather was not very cooperative, with the sole exception of his first night here, when we had some sun and relative warmth. After that, though, it was almost nothing but rain and grey skies, which posed a bit of a challenge for our touring plans.
His first day we spent showing him Oamaru and the surrounding area, going to the store to buy him some possum-merino knitwear and even as far as Waimate (30 minutes or so away) to check out the wool warehouse store there (we did not find anything worth buying there). We introduced him to some of our friends, organising a Chinese dinner for his second night here at the lodge, and we spent Thursday on a day-trip to Dunedin, including a visit to the Royal Albatross Colony, Larnach Castle and Olveston House, stopping on the way back at Moeraki for a visit to the boulders, the penguins at the lighthouse, and dinner at Fleur’s Place. Finally on Friday we hung out close to home, venturing out to Elephant Rocks and Earthquakes before dinner at Riverstone. Now Darren is in Wanaka at Tiritiri Lodge, owned by our friends Denis and Stephanie, and J2 and I are back to our usual routine, looking after guests and hanging out with the dogs. The next friend comes in a few weeks, by which time I hope the weather will back to ‘normal’!
Nice pictures. I liked the sheep and the dramatic view of the Moeraki Boulders. Did Darren get the full wind-blown effect at the lighthouse?
By: Diane on 19 December 2011
at 9:55 am
Oh, yes, he sure did! It was VERY windy, and quite chilly, too, so much more like your experience than Jeff’s!
By: James G on 19 December 2011
at 10:02 am