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Moving South along Highway 2 took us through Otane, Waipukurau and Dannevirk
(nice craft shops and tea rooms) and down on to Featherston where we turned
of for the short drive to Martinborough. As ever the route takes you through
spectacular scenery so cameras at the ready. |
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Martinborough reminds you of an old "Wild West" town, sidewalks and
balcony's. Wyatt Earp is probably around somewhere. Our stop over for the
night was the Martinborough
hotel where the accomodation is excellent and the dining even better. |
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Themed and spacious, well equipped rooms open up onto the balcony overlooking
the main street. New Zealand has plenty of timber and just about everywhere
has magnificent wooden floors. |
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This is wine country so get stocked up for the next phase
of the trip. There are some cracking local wines and the restraurant at the
hotel has a good stock. Looking for parking spaces isn't a problem and the
possibility of being run down seems fairly remote. |