Awoke to cloudy skies but we learn quick, with a sense of optimism we left the waterproofs back in the b&b and Andrew on a mission to give his legs an airing, donned the shorts.
Our first visit was to the Edwin Fox which was a great deal more interesting than it sounds; the NZ “Mary Rose”, the last surviving ship that took convicts to Australia and settlers to NZ, excellent interpretation. We checked the convict name list and found some very unsavoury “Edwards” and a family of settlers from Glamorgan.
We found a half day wine tour of the Marlborough region and joined a small party of four Germans and one Russian, so four vineyards later and 16 tastings of sparkling, Sauvignon blanc reisling, Pinot noir, Chardonnay etc we were a happy band of international travellers. The final stop was at a boutique chocolate workshop just what was needed. Had not appreciated that it is only since the 1970’s that significant wine production has been a feature of the area.
The skies were completely clear and we largely enjoyed our tastings in gardens while the harvesting of the grapes was taking place.
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