Upon landing, we washed up and head to the car rental to get our car for the next 20 days! Unfortunately, the car we got did not have in-built GPS so we relied on phone GPS throughout our trip. It did not even have a phone stand so I had to direct throughout. -.- Luckily, we brought a spare phone with local Sim Card.
Thereafter, the first stop is the supermarket! Weather was a nice 19C and pretty sunny.
Got some supplies such as water and our breakfast for the next day before we hit the road. Poor turkey was feeling quite sick so did not get snacks.
Our first stop in NZ was winery in Waipara - Greystone Wines.
We had wanted to walk around a little before eating but unfortunately nothing much to walk around. So we went back for our long lunch instead. And it was indeed long. We took about 2.5 hours.
Really affordable 5-course lunch with wine pairing.
First course of sourdough with herb butter.
Simple dish but everything went well together and fresh. I recalled turkey liked the radish as it was cooling on his throat. We had tasting portions of wine with every dish but forgot to take photos of them.
Artichoke.
Main of Duck Leg.
Lemon cake and meringue.
After our very filling dinner, we continued our journey to Hanmer Springs. After about an hour's drive, we reached Hanmer Springs and checked into our first accommodation of the trip - Alpine Garden Motel.
Stay tuned for part 2 of day 1!
~ New Zealand Trip 2022 ~
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