Rise and shine. Thank the sky God, today weather is PERFECTTTTT!
Right after we checked out, Jou drove us to The Vines Village which is just 15 minutes of driving distance from Blenheim down to Marlborough to let me experience drinking wine in the vineyard, literally. Eventually you can see a lot of vineyard on the left and right side of the road in Marlborough.
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| Beautiful lake |
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| my virgin experience in a vineyard |
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| Am I jumping high enough? |
There is this souvenir shop in the Vines Village. We spent some time wandering inside the shop and came to this beautiful thing.
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| so many different types of buttons oMg |
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| and cute cloth |
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| Yes, that's why drink more wine ok? |
This is the place where you can try 5 types of wines at the price of NZ5. So cheap right? I was the only one who drank erm, cos Jou said if she drinks as well, then no one will be driving us around. Sorry Jou, you have to sacrifice yourself. I will drink more on your behalf.
There is this real grapes growing around the roof pole at the main entrance of this Cellar Door.
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| And this is one of the random vineyards at the roadside after we have left The Vines Village |
And this is the main vineyard that Jou had already planned-
Brancott Estate
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| Brancott Estate |
Why is it called the estate?
Just look how big the vineyard is..
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| the estate is so huge... |
It was lunch hour when we arrived at the hill and of course, being the wine producer, there is a cellar door and a restaurant waiting for us.
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| But first, a glass of the house wine please.. |
We chose to sit outside to feel the natural air and to take more pictures..
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| model of the day and trust me, it was very very windy.. |
If they have a homestay on this estate, I WILL BE THE FIRST TO GO !
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| Nothing beats the experience of drinking a glass of wine, overlooking the sprawling vineyard..ahh, I'm so missing this place right now |
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| Lunch is served with this view : Jou's pork chop |
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| and my steak. This is super yummy I tell you |
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| they even had a trained falcon to chase away all the pest that will destroy their grapes production |
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| we just casually walked around the estate |
On the our journey to Motueka, we stopped at a this lovely pier at Picton.
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But wait, one for the memory first ok..
Picton is a small town located near the head of Queen Charlotte Sound at the northern tip of the South Island of New Zealand. It is also the gateway to Marlborough Sound which I shall visit in the future. We parked our cars and walked along the streets.
Don't play play, they won the Bakery of the Year 2016
Must have New Zealand's favourite- The Hokey Pokey.
Then we quickly continued our journey back and used the Queen Charlotte Highway as suggested by the sales lady at The White Haven earlier and true enough, we came to this amazing view!
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| Amazing View from the Cullen Point Lookout |
As we continued driving down hill, we came to this little beach and it is compulsory for us to stop and take a picture and also for toilet breaks.
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| There are some accomodation nearby and it is good to stay for a a night to get into this little beach |
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| Us :) |
We then continued our journey and came to Nelson. Not the Nelson Mandela ok.
For your kind info, Nelson is the sunniest region in New Zealand.
We stopped by to take a break at this Boat Shed Cafe which is located on the seaside.
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| View from the cafe |
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| We ordered a camomile and sencha for Jou. Bought their carrot cake and berlino bol for take-aways |
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| A very nice cafe overlooking the sea which are full of activities- kayaking, sailing and others |
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| Penguins crossing- Cute signboard right outside the Boat Shed Cafe |
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| See, in deed it is the sunniest throughout my trip so far |
And finally, we arrived at Motueka but for this sheeps right, seriously I have no idea which farm or which stop we took. Sorry not much info but I will remember those sheeps..hey...don't run away
We checked in to our backpackers at The Laughing Kiwi because apparently you will keep laughing once you stay there. heheheh. This round we had 2 single beds to ourselves and of course a shared bathroom outside.
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| Our last backpacker of the trip |
We walked around Motueka town which now I recalled back it is just a tiny town but I really don't know why this signboard said that it is the best town in 2010. Hmm..
We had indian food at Simply Indian. Ordered their Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Korma and shared a garlic and cheese naan. The waiter even asked if we want the New Zealand spicy or the Indian spicy. Of course we went with the Indian Spicy. I overheard a guest in another table complaining to the waiter that the New Zealand spicy for their curry is very spicy. Erm, hello, curry is curry ok, it has to have some spice to give you the aroma and kick.
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| Garlic and Cheese Naan |
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| Chicken Tikka Masala |
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| Chicken Korma |
After dinner, we went to Armadillo's Bar to try their local beer- Spierlg's Beer. Not bad but I still prefer their wine, thank you very much.
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| Spierlg's Beer |
Nelson is quite a sleepy town, don't kill me if I said in this way, maybe just not my type of town. Anyway, we head back to the Laughing Kiwis to get more laughters hahaha. Tomorrow is going to be another good day as we will be going to the Abel Tasman and chill at the beach.
Discover the rest of my New Zealand Trip as follow :
New Zealand Day 15 : End of New Zealand Trip
New Zealand Day 14 : Last Day in Christchurch and Scared Scriptless
New Zealand Day 13 : Pancakes Rocks and Blowholes
New Zealand Day 8 :Tunnel Beach, Dunedin Market and Moeraki Boulders
New Zealand Day 7 : Shot Over Jet Boad Ride and Dunedin
New Zealand Day 6 : Milford Sound
New Zealand Day 5 : Lake Tekapo to Queenstown
New Zealand Day 4 : Lake Pukaki, Base of Mount Cook, The Church of the Good Shepherd and my virgin experience staying in a backpackers
New Zealand Day 3 : Akaroa Day Trip
New Zealand Day 2 : Christchurch
New Zealand Day 1
