Queenstown

After Wanaka we headed south.


We atopped at a winery and were told to camp at moke lake because it was so nice. 20mins out of Queenstown.
It was around lots of sheep.
Far from nice, this place was equipped with pit toilets, flies (sand and other), bees fighting possums and all set within a maze of thorn bushes from a horror movie.
Tying the hutchie to the branches of those bushes was interesting.
But hey, at least there wasn't any shade.
It did have its up sides. A herd of rams roaming around.
Shannon's sand fly bite ridden foot.

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  1. evenbrad16 December 2017 at 10:35

    Oh the sandflies.......you must have tasty blood Shannon. Well, at least that campsite had....ummmm....yeah, I got nothing....

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