Vinegar Hill... Putai Ngahere Domain

 After my long drive south I reached my destination

in the late afternoon. What a delightful place.

Here I am right by the Rangitikei River...

My table and chair waiting while I pour a glass of wine.

 From a distance... The huge white cliffs and towering

poplar trees... Very peaceful in the sun the river

noisily running over the stones.

 The tall cliffs and beautiful willows...

 The clear shingle river and white cliffs...

More like the big South Island rivers.

 The river was deep in places, beautiful for swimming

but not for me just yet as my leg is not strong enough.

There are trout in the river as a fisherman proved

by catching one just fifteen minutes after 

first casting his rod. That might be the

next sort of fishing I try!

 Tents all round the edge of the river...

 And plenty of room for more.

 At the top of the cliffs is a fence and this

gate... No idea what is on the other side

or what might fall over the edge.

 I spent three nights by the river... Enjoying the sun, reading, 

going for short walks and visiting the other Bedford's 

that were parked nearby. The morning I left

was a thick fog... Eerie and beautiful.

 Can hardly see the bridge over the river...

Everything is shrouded and mysterious...

Until the sun emerged.