Here's a sample:
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This was our first really good view of mountains in the distance. The first part of the journey (about 4 hours) was characterised by views like this, mountains which never seemed to get any closer and very long straight roads.
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More of the same, which makes it seem very tedious, which it wasn't at all. Every two minutes the view seemed to change completely as the long straight road turned a slight bend into another stretch of long straight road.
And of course, we got our closest to Mount Cook, NZ's highest mountain, which, going the way we went, yout get a view of for about 5 minutes. You can't see it before you get to the viewpoint at all, and it disappears completely after you leave. Being as it is the middle of winter, there were about 3 other people there...
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It was a bit hazy, and that photo was on 11x digital zoom. The next one gives you a fairer impression of how far we were away from it still..
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We stopped at a place called Omarama for coffee, that's where I posted the last entry
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The word fast was somwhat of a misnomer as I think the whole of the town communications infrastructure was carried thus:
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Anyway, after Omaramamama, we got into the mountains. High passess and narrower, twistier, altogether more dangerous roads. But still with views British people would pack a picnic for...
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Finally arrived at Queenstown about 5.30pm and settled into the lodge...
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..and we were all a bit disappointed with the view from the window...
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All for the equivalent of £40 a night, breakfast included. That's £40 for the room, for all three of us. Not each.
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