December 28th
The overnight rain had stopped and the mist was rising off the hills so we took a chance and lowered the hood. It was spectacular to see all the rivers in flood and the waterfalls on full display, we climbed up the Haast Pass and the higher we climbed the better the weather got. Morning tea at Makaora saw sunshine and a few garments shed. By the time we got to lake Hawea it had turned into a gorgeous day, things were looking up. It was like we had moved to an entirely different country, from the rain and lush damp forest of Westland to sun and almost arid Otago high country. People were out and about water skiing, fishing, sunbathing and cycling. We dropped by Wanaka to refuel but decided not to take the Cardrona road to Arrowtown, going instead by Lake Dunstan and the Kawarau Gorge. Our motel for night was Shades of Arrowtown set in a lovely grove of mature trees and only 2 minutes walk from the town centre. Leaving the car to dry out, we wandered through the township in short sleeved shirts almost dazed by our change of fortunes. I tried to contact a couple of Alfa Club people to see if I could get a spare wiper but to no avail. We had a lovely dinner outside at the Stables restaurant until the sun went down and we had to move inside for desserts. The weather forecast for the following day wasn’t good but we made plans to visit Queenstown just in case it was wrong.
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