Day 8. The Herzog Winery

We are staying one night at the Herzog Winery Cottage located in Marlborough, New Zealand’s wine country. (The travel agent raved about it and loved the name coincidence (almost)) As we were driving across the mountains to get here it starting down-pouring which continued into the evening. Once we checked in, we decided to brave the rain and get some groceries, and in the process, we saw a little bit of the wine country and it is spectacular. Maybe it was the way the clouds were grouping around the mountains and the beams of sunlight creeping through, but these mountains are amazing. The sunset is also amazing. Once in the little cottage we lit a fire in the fireplace and listened to the rain outside. It’s a shame we aren’t staying longer. Tomorrow we drive across the south island to the west coast (our one night at a backpacker! But we have our own room). We’ll see how that compares to the rest our luxury lodges…. I just hope they have internet to I can catch up on some of these posts.