Manapouri Bimble

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Tue 12 Aug 2014 22:47
Bimble to Pearl Harbour, Lake Manapouri
 
 
 
 
 
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Had to do the tourist shots – Bear with his back to the lake, me our camp.
 
 
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We would walk along the Main Road and back beside the lake.
 
 
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The Channel Islands was just one of the wonderful names on the signpost.
 
 
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We walked past a few holiday homes and bespoke, but modest houses. Then this lake view building plot for one hundred and twenty five thousand. At this time of year not much in bloom so this little rockery made the blog.
 
 
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We had planned to stay here a day and then do our cruise, having seen all we could see we walked to Pearl Harbour and the ladies happily changed our booking for tomorrow.
 
 
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We did attempt a photographic first. Bear was to make it across the high water and sit at a table. I was to hand him a cup of tea. Too dodgy with the bone-chillingly cold water so a little chap just stood, watched and giggled. Cuppa back on Mabel and a good victory at games. Huh.
 
 
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Would have been a fun picture though, especially with the reflections. 
 
 
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Off along the track.
 
 
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Through the woods until the track meets the lake, Oh it did. We took a short-long cut through the other campsite.........
 
 
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...........and carried on in the woods.
 
 
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Well worth it for this picture.
 
 
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Now we walked along Lake Manapouri.
 
The Tears of the Two Sisters: according to Moari legend Lake Manapouri was formed from the tears of two sisters, Motorau and Korowae, daughters of an old chief in the region. The name is a combination of two possible names  Manawapouri – manawa / heart; pouri / sorrowful or Manawapopore – manawa / heart; popore / sobbing. It is usually translated as the ‘Lake of the Sorrowing Lake’ or ‘Lake of the Throbbing Heart’. The lakes original name is believed to have been Roto-ua / Rainy Lake. The name later became Moturua / Many Islands.
The lake’s present name was given to it by mistake – an early settler is said to have called it by the name of one of the Mavora Lakes, which lie between Lake Te Anau and Wakatipu. Manapouri’s European discovery was in 1852, by the explorers Charles J. Nairn and W.H. Stevens. However, except for occasional forays by trampers and explorers, the lake was rarely visited and its treasure lay ignored for many years.
 
 
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Bear went to read a notice about water skiing, I like the afternoon light.
 
 
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To our right nature was doing her best with fungus and bloom but many of the trees were covered in thick soot due to the very wet conditions.
 
 
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A picture every few minutes, ever changing.
 
 
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Fraser Beach, our cue to turn right and head into camp.
 
 
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ALL IN ALL SUCH SCENERY
                     CUPPA AND WIN ???
                     Have you ever see a dustpan brush wielded with such venom
                     Bear has
                     Run Bear, Run