We started off the day
drinking right after breakfast. Strange, but that was the only way our schedule
worked. We visited several vineyards in the region and sampled their wines.
We decided not to do a tour
but instead go around ourselves which was fine. For me personally, not being a
big wine fan, not really liking the taste and on top of that wine being an
expensive hobby, doesn't really make sense for me.
I decided not too long ago
that I really shouldn't try to force myself to enjoy alcohol since I don't really
like it for any particular reason. The only type I can really say I do like are
late harvest wines.
We ended up going around to
four vineyards before we carried on. The experience for us was essentially the
same as our tour in the Okanangan. The wines to be honest didn't taste
different: "dry," as they would say.
A nice stop was the
hydroponic strawberry farm near Blenheim where we picked a basket and had some very
tasty yogurt.
It was a windy drive through
the Golden Bay towns to Motueka where we stopped for dinner at Gothic, an old
church converted to restaurant. At Kaiteriteri, when we were "this"
close to staying at the resort and spa for $140 a night, we found a private basement
suite for $80 that more than met our needs.
A review of our budget
revealed that we had just broken the $20k mark on our vacation budget with the
New Zealand excursions costing more than we expected.
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