Friday 29 December 2006 – Moeraki - Queenstown
Trip: Moeraki - Katiki - Palmerston - Meadowbank - Glenpark - Waynes -
Shag Valley - Green Valley - Morrisons - Kyeburn - Ranfurly - Wedderburn -
Idaburn - Hills Creek - St Bathams - Cambridge - Becks - Omakau -
Opir - Chatto Creek - Alexandra - Clyde - Waenga - Cromwell - Ripponvale -
Kawarau Gorge - Waitiri - Gibbston - Frankton - Queenstown
End Mileage: 182977
Start Mileage: 182659
Distance Travelled: 318
Up and showered and even the laundry finished by 8am - bit scary really. Cool
wind but no rain. Went for walk down to Fleur's Place, oh dear and a coffee!
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Fleurs Place
Had to go to Moeraki Boulders itself...
| Coast road south from Moeraki:
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Off at Palmerston onto the Pig Root and the next stop was St Bathans.
Then on to Ophir (in the rain). The bridge was open on May 10th 1880.
Views from the bridge.
Clyde Dam.
By the Roaring Meg Power Station came across people rafting down the river...
| Queenstown:
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| Queenstown campsite (at Creeksyde):
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The campsite view:
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