Emjaydee was not 100% correct about a quiet day. There was lots of moving about. Lanterns came down from a cupboard and got batteries checked and replaced. A chilly bin came in from the garage. Australians call these Eskis. Insulated containers that keep food cold. All the stash in that room got boxed up because the Teacher Child is coming to stay next week.

Then the next day! The seat of the big car was pushed down and the whole back of the car FILLED with things. We drove for quite a long time then stopped to buy fruit. Drove a bit further and stopped for lunch at a vineyard. There was something on the platter for everyone.

Now we are camping at Lake Benmore. I sleep in a sleeping bag made by folding a hat all around me.

I have seen so many sheep. This is called Merino Country. Today we went to a Salmon farm. And saw some big rocks.

Emjaydee has managed some limited wifi to night but we can’t upload pictures. This may be my last post for a while. I am having such fun exploring. I’ll tell you all about it later.

On our trip to the campsite we visited the Social Security Museum. The town of Kurow was where the social security system for New Zealand was first devised in the 1930s by the Doctor, the school Principal and the Presbyterian minister who were shocked at the hardship faced by people. It is also the birthplace of the famous rugby player Richie McCaw. I met some friends at the museum. They mainly talk to visiting children. They hadn’t seen a world-travelling bunny before. They told me the big bird is a pukeko. Emjaydee said a pukeko pattern appeared in Ravelry favourites this week.

I also saw one of the very first mobility scooters and a very old truck.

At the campsite the tent went up like it did in the backyard. Emjaydee unrolled something that looked like a massive blue pancake. Then she pumped it up and turned it into a bed!

I like the campsite fence made out of logs.

We walked to the kitchen to do our cooking. I liked how careful the campsite was in caring for our beautiful world.

When I saw the rabbit in the moon, emjaydee told me that my mother would be able to see that same moon from the other side of the world. Wherever we are it is the same moon.

Lake Benmore was very beautiful.

I saw lots of rivers and streams.

Aoraki is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Lake Pukaki is this colour because it is fed by glacial runoff.

It was a long walk to get closer to Aoraki. Even over swing bridges. It was worth the effort.

I learnt that a tarn is a pond formed by a glacier long ago.

The place we were camping was near the town of Omarama which means place of light. I thought it would be a nice place to travel from to my new host. I left the notes for emjaydee to post when she got back to Dunedin. Now you all know that I chose to go to Australia. I hope I see a kangaroo.