Last night, we ate in our apartment--visiting the local grocery store for basics: pasta, sauce, salad, bread, muffins, cheese, crackers and sparkling water. They don't use pennies here, so they round off the grocery totals. It was the first we'd seen that done since we've been here. Our apartment is very cute with great views of the vineyards (a 5-acre block of pinot noir). Today, we'll visit a few wineries...most likely Allan Scott, Grove Mill (because it has a frog on the label and is the 1st CarboNZero winery here) and finally Highfield Estate (where we are staying). Our apartment is the upstairs of the building wing to the far left in the photo above.
We also plan to stop by Makana Confections to see chocolates and other sweets being made...and, of course, to sample a few things as well. Yum!
The Marlborough wine region is gorgeous with acres and acres of vineyards stretched across the plains and gorgeous mountain peeks. And the sheep are absolutely adorable.
Tomorrow, we head to Christchurch--driving along the eastern coast through Kaikoura where we'll likely stop for lunch. Scott has pretty much mastered driving on the left side of the road...except for confusing the blinker and windshield wiper switches since they are on the opposite side of the steering wheel than in the U.S.
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