I woke up fairly late, unusual for me, and even then I lay in for a bit, then grabbed a late breakfast of toast and tea which was offered free in this hostel. I couldn’t find my bag of goodies in the hostel fridge as the fridge had been filled with other people’s bags and a lot of beer bottles.
I got up to date with my internet and blog stuff while chatting on Skype to Leigh who reminded me that I was leaving the country on the 2nd December. Argghh I thought it was the 4th but that’s when I arrive back in the UK! Then met up with Emmajane and together we booked a horse trekking afternoon in the misty mountains of Hobbit fame.
A quick snack and then the minibus picked us up to take us to Glenorchy for our mountain trek experience.
It is unfortunate that the mountains were so misty we could hardly see them and the mist was more like rain by the time we crossed the river on our steeds. Despite this we used our imagination.
The scenery was pretty awesome and made colourful by the hundreds of various shades of pink, blue and purple Lupins which were blooming everywhere along the river in the valley. I was offered the chance to canter up ahead, having a little more experience than Emma and one other rider, Michael, who came along with us and I thought what a wonderful place to ride a horse.
It was rather amusing that a couple of Oyster Catchers flew at us as we passed their territory because on a previous ride in the River Valley, we had been attacked by a Magpie. We also saw a pair of Paradise Ducks and a brand new foal, apparently born in the early hours of the morning.
This evening we decided against the in-house hostel cuisine for a famous Queenstown Fergburger! This was local New Zealand beef with a good helping of salad and onions in a crusty homemade style bap. It was huge for $10 and delicious.
I must now go and prepare to leave in the morning on the Bottom Bus!
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