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Published: March 19th 2011
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Day 3 - Wednesday 16th March
We woke the morning in Lake Tekapo and jumped on the road straight away, not wanting to waste any time. We proceeded to head South West towards Twizel which took us past the very large and beautiful Lake Pukaki. We stopped for brekkie here where we noted it must be a regular camper stop, as the car park was full of Camper vans. Brekkie was surprisingly yummy.
When then proceeded south to Omarama and turned back towards the east coast towards Oamaru that took us past several other lakes, all the lakes beginning with Lake Tekapo form a series of Dams for power generation. The dams were accessible to tourists so we decided to stop and have a look at Lake Aviemore. (Aviemore Dam) Here Matt gave Renee her first driving lesson in the beast! Renee then drove from there to Oamaru. We detoured off the main highway at Duntroon, which took us on a scenic route through farmland down into central Oamaru.
Oamaru was pretty, with numerous old buildings right along the foreshore and a supposed Penguin colony, although none were spotted. A quick stop in Oamaru allowed us to full the
tank for the first time.....wasn’t so ouchy! We then headed again along the scenic route through Kakanui onto the main highway and took us down to Moeraki.
At Moeraki we did the inevitable and pulled over to look at the famous Moeraki boulders. The tide was going out so we got some cool pics in the water.
According to the Lonely Planet guide you could not pass through Moeraki and NOT stop at Fleurs Place. It’s a popular place for Great Seafood. We arrived at 3pm hoping to have a late lunch before getting on the road again but typical, the kitchen was closed between 3-5pm so we had a decision to make. Flag it or wait? It was such a MUST on our list, so we ordered a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc Semillon and passed the time away in a sunny spot on the top floor. The view was spectacular with wide open windows onto the quaint fishing town. Apparently the boats leave at first light and return in the evening with fresh fish for Fleurs Place and the local township. The wait was most definitely worth it. It’s been our best culinary experience so far. We will
be very impressed if anything can beat it. It’s here that we tried Blue cod for the first time and think we may have just discovered a new love. Upon leaving fleurs we noticed a fisherman at the front door filleting a large bucket full of gurnard, tomorrow’s fish of the day. You would never see this in the bustling metropolis of Auckland!
Next stop was Shag Point :-) No need to explain what went on there! We did venture out of the camper and saw a few fur seals on the rocks below.
Then we had an afternoon/evening drive to Dunedin. It was a windy drive, but the Kea mobile proved to be more than up to the task!
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