Waimate

Ok I've been holed up in Waimate between Timaru and Oamaru for a few days - partly due to poor weather but also to try and slow down my spending for a bit. Interesting little town with some lovely old buildings and the usual fine array of parks.

There's also the white horse monument on the Hunter Hills overlooking the township - established to commemorate the work of the Clydesdales in the early days.

In the NZMCA park was this very new and expensive looking bus - and yes that is a sizeable windmill on the rear of the bus!!

When the weather finally cleared up, I made it out to Kelcey's Bush for a walk up to the waterfall. Pretty small and hardly worth the effort - bit like the pie I got from Deb's Bakery in the town. Oh well...