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| freedom camping in Clarke Valley |
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| tophouse cafe |
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| inside the tophouse |
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| coffee and scones - it's a hard life! |
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| lake Rotoiti |
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| Lake Rotoiti |
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| Lake Rotoiti |
After leaving Nelson
- after another visit to the market where Malcolm bought a new hat to
replace his very sad old leather one - we took the road toward Murchison,
staying in a reserve in the Clarke Valley.
On Sunday we did a tiki-tour around.
First we went to the mud house at Tophouse, which is a historic cob
homestead, now a B&B, cafe and the smallest and highest bar in N.Z. We had coffee and date pinwheel scones,
feeling like real tourists. We also saw
the bullet holes connected to murder in the bad old days.
Lake Rotoiti was blue and clear. Not many people around at either bay. We walked around the peninsula, a pleasant
hours walk in the bush close to the water's edge. Then we drove up a narrow road to the
top(ish) of Mt Robert which had great views but was, surprisingly, full of
parked vehicles - their owners obviously off walking in the forests.
Now we are in Wakefield, doing chores and taking the bus in
tomorrow.
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