{"id":9464,"date":"2021-03-08T23:59:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T11:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=9464"},"modified":"2021-08-26T14:57:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T02:57:22","slug":"holiday-day-17-elephant-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2021\/03\/holiday-day-17-elephant-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday \u2013 Day 17 \u2013 Elephant Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The sun might be shining but it was a cold night<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wedderburn, part of the Otago Central Rail Trail<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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The local tavern<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is in Naseby<\/p><\/div>\n

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The hotel looks well maintained but I wonder if anyone ever stays there<\/p><\/div>\n

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This place is dead<\/p><\/div>\n

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We’re driving Danseys Pass today, back towards the Mackenzie Basin<\/a> and have a stop here at the hotel<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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The place looks nice<\/p><\/div>\n

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But very very quiet<\/p><\/div>\n

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Chips! It’s been a while<\/p><\/div>\n

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Love the mural<\/p><\/div>\n

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Driving through the acual pass, Marys Range<\/p><\/div>\n

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I’ve been in this general area before once with some people from the gliding club, for some hike<\/p><\/div>\n

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We made it through the pass and are the Elephant Rocks<\/a> now<\/p><\/div>\n

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This looks like a lion from the side to me<\/p><\/div>\n

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And this a camel lying down<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s a beautiful are and reminds me of Castle Hill<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rachel taking photos, Marys Range in the background<\/p><\/div>\n

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Church in Duntroon<\/p><\/div>\n

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There’s also some old drawings<\/a> here, nothing spectacular though<\/p><\/div>\n

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I found the rocks with all the birds living in there more interesting (spot the pigeon!)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Aviemore Hydro Station<\/p><\/div>\n

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Where the water flows from Lake Aviemore into Lake Waitaki, the river here belongs to Canterbury, the shore on the (true) right is Otago<\/p><\/div>\n

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We stay at the Fishermans Bend Campground and I sent up the drone, this is Lake Aviemore<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Aviemore Hydro Station<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mt Dryburgh to the east<\/p><\/div>\n

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We’re in here somewhere, there aren’t many people here at this time of year<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ah, there we are<\/p><\/div>\n

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See?<\/p><\/div>\n