All aboard the wine wagon!
We drove up to Arrowtown (just north of Queenstown) in 3 hours of pouring rain, and as if by order, as we arrived at the Settlers Motel, it stopped. It was only about 3pm so we had the afternoon to get ourselves and our clothes clean after 4 days on the trail. A quirky place, the motel was a 5 minute walk into 'town'. While there is very little going on in Arrowtown, it has a chocolate-box high street, lined with historic buildings dating back to the 1800s and thus has a steady stream of tourists, and some very good restaurants; La Rumbla and Slow Cuts. We also happened to be in Arrowtown for the official opening of their Farmers Market, the next day. We treated ourselves to breakfast at the Postmasters Restaurant, and supported the still fledgling market by purchasing some lovely local cheese and tasty, but heavy, gluten-free cake. We couldn't waste too much time though, as we were heading to Wanaka, and the Otago wine region, today, and Duncan had made con...