Another day, another
home:
Frankton 9th &
10th February
2008
To go north you have to go
east from Te Anau into sheep country.
In fact it is rolling plains of sheep, cattle and deer country, yes lots
of deer being raised although there appeared to be very little grass for them to
eat. From a tourist point of view
it has been one of the best summers they have had for many years, or the worst
if you are a farmer. Many areas
have High fire risk notices. We
have only had one day’s rain since we arrived (The Catlins) so we are very happy
with the weather.
We arrived in Frankton in
the afternoon and after a fish salad had a lovely walk along the lake. Which reminds me; I should have
mentioned this before, the food here is excellent. In particular I mean the fruit and the
fish, we haven’t bought an apple or a grape since we arrived but lived on fresh
apricots, cherries, pineapples, nectarines and avocadoes to name but a few. We’ve really eaten well in our little
van.
My old sailing friend
George Burland, member of the Ella Trout II crew, put us in touch with his
friend Stewart Hardy in Frankton.
We rang Stewart on our arrival and he kindly invited us for Sunday
Lunch. We had a very enjoyable 2/3
hours with them, the result of which we are staying a few more
days.
Stewart works for the
Department of Conservation restoring ancient buildings and subject to weather on
Wednesday we are going with his wife, Bronwyn, up country to and old gold mine
he is currently working on with a conservation group. We’re quite looking forward to
it.
10th Feb –
6.00pm; we shouldn’t
talk about the weather – the cloud has come the mountain and it is pouring with
rain – lets hope it clears by morning.
Night,
night,
Roger & Mags; Mum &
Dad
