Naturally, the morning that we leave Mt. Cook, there is no fog there with beautiful sun shining. It does make for a nice day to drive. Because it was so pretty out, I decided to give a try at driving the Morgan, the first time on this trip. The first issue is the ability to get into the car in the drivers seat behind the steering wheel. I was successful in this endeavor, but wasn't too sure about my ability to get out of that seat…. but never mind, I will take care of that problem later.
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Mt Cook When We Left |
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Lake Pukaki |
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On the Road Again |
I drove for the 1st hour to the scheduled Coffee Stop at a restaurant/gift shop owned by former Morgan owners Lindsay and Bev. They sold their Aero and bought an Aston Martin. I think they will go back to a Morgan at some point. We all enjoyed the stop, and I bought a Lamb Pillow (no picture yet- it is in Michael's car). I did manage to get OUT of the Morgan, although it wasn't a pretty site.
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Coffee stop at Omarama |
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Owned by previous Morgan Owners |
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Thank you Plaque to Lindsay and Bev |
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Three Wheel Morgan Toy (Photo by Dave) |
Lindsay then led us to two dams Benemore Dam and Aviemore Dam
and explained to us how/why and when they were built. Of course we strived for the perfect Morgan Photos.
We continued on to Oamaru, checked in to our "dated" motel room, and headed to the famous Scottish restaurant, McDonald's, where we enjoyed Angus burgers with Michael and Patsy.
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Heritage Hotel in Oamaru |
The motel had a very friendly cat, who knew right where our refrigerator was and that there was milk in it (for our tea). She got the milk…. and we got a pet.
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Kitty Fix |
We headed out to find some wine and do a quick tour of the town. Patsy and Michael went off on their own to find the penguins (they didn't)
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Patsy went Penquin Searching (photo by Michael) |
and then they went to the breakwater for some photos. There were large waves behind Michael
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Michael on the Breakwall (photo by Patsy) |
and one huge wave that drenched Michael..we don't know if Patsy laughed or not.
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Getting Drenched (photo by Patsy) |
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Michael Drenched (Photo by Patsy) |
Meanwhile, we were having cocktail hour on the porch when Patsy and Michael returned…..
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Cocktail Hour on the Porch |
and here comes Michael… poor dear. I will "pay" for posting this photo..
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Michael Returns to Motel |
We had a good dinner in the motel restaurant once Michael found a dry shirt, then off for a good night sleep.
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