march 4

We woke up in the van late. It is Sunday after all. We had a lose plan for the day which included heading back to Te Anua and camping somewhere our of town. After packing up our fly-ridden camp, we drove a bit over an hour back to Te Anua and found a quaint cafe and some brunch. The three of us sat and talked and watched the world go by on a Sunday mid-morning. This was the first place I came across filter coffee and they served us a bottomless cup.

J took off on another boat tour to the glow worm caves, so Genevieve and I got some groceries and postcards. We headed to the visitor's centre and walked around some. Genevieve became familiar with some of the birds in the area, we cleaned up the van, restored our water supply, and then I found a little spot by Lake Te Anua to hunker down and grind out a few postcards.

By the time J arrived back from his excursion, we felt like we'd accomplished a lot of rest. To top off the day I had kiwi frozen yogurt atop a scoop of orange chocolate chip on the bottom. Mmm.

To avoid the tourist town of Te Anua for another evening, we decided to drive towards Queenstown and find a camping spot near the road in the country. Between Garston and Kingston we found a dirt road between farms and fields and decided another night in the van was in order. That way, if we were asked to leave our parking spot we could make a quick escape.

After cooking dinner and marveling at the sunset (both sides of the sky lit up with fantastical colors) over tea, we watched the moon rise through the clouds in our window-full van. What more could we ask for: a sunset and a moonrise!

*favorite photo: moonrise.