Manapouri Bimble
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Tue 12 Aug 2014 22:47
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Bimble to Pearl Harbour, Lake Manapouri
  Had to do the tourist shots – Bear
with his back to the lake, me our
camp.
 We would walk along the Main Road and
back beside the lake.
  The Channel
Islands was just one of the wonderful names on the
signpost.
  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.
 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.
   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.
 Would have been a
fun picture though, especially with the
reflections.
 Off along
the track.
  Through the woods until the track meets the lake, Oh it did. We took a short-long cut through the
other campsite.........
 ...........and
carried on in the woods.
 Well worth it for this
picture.
 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.
 Bear went to read
a notice about water skiing, I like the afternoon
light.
  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.
  A picture every few minutes, ever
changing.
 Fraser Beach, our cue to turn right and head into
camp.
 ALL IN ALL SUCH
SCENERY
CUPPA AND WIN ???
Have you ever see a dustpan brush wielded with such
venom
Bear has
Run Bear, Run
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