Not much sleep last night - this was a very noisy camping ground - fairly frequent trains only metres away, heavy trucks, and the rain kept us awake for much of the night. At one stage Doug got up to try and empty some of the water pooling in the front part of the roof and the awning. Shrieks could be heard as he doused himself - I had to muffle my giggles - I really didn't want the job. (The memory still brings tears to my eyes!)
The rain cleared in the morning, and we were able to dry everything out. Doug had a go at fishing in the river right next to where we camping. No fish.
In the afternoon we set off to explore one of those 4 wheel drive tracks. We travelled quite a way up the Awatere valley diligently following the instructions. The scenery was magnificent; grey cliffs rose from the river bed, then there were miles of vineyards with hills, then mountains as a backdrop.
We met some other Land Rover enthusiasts at one stage. Theirs were old series 1 models. We all hopped out and chatted for a while. Together we decided that the track we were looking for no longer existed - vineyards seem to have taken over the area. Not to worry - we had enjoyed the beautiful scenery and the lovely weather.
We took a backroad home. Quite a few rivers to ford!
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