We decided to leave the coast and head inland for a look at Central Otago. This part of the country is much more arid that the rest of New Zealand. It also has the most extreme temperatures, one of the hottest places in the summer and one of the coldest in the winter.
The route into Central Otago had us backtracking south from Dunedin until Milton where we turned inland on Highway 8. We travelled through some pretty nice farmland until we came to Beaumont. It was here that we started following the Clutha River all the way into Alexandra where we spent a couple of nights.
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As we followed the river toward Alexandra the terrain took on a whole different look.
We spent two days in Alexandra just enjoying the area and the weather. It didn't rain except a little bit during the night. The sun was shining and it was quite warm, windy but warm.
Alexandra was founded in the 1860's during the Central Otago gold rush days and is located at the confluence of the Clutha and Manuherikia River. Today is a center for a large stone-fruit industry which would include grapes. It is a pretty little town and we enjoyed our time here.
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