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class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000944-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000944-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000944-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000944-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000944-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000944-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lake Wanaka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000973-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28630\" 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It was one of the most spectacular driving roads I&#8217;ve ever been on with a great zig-zag section on the way down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"28631\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000988-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000988-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000988-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000988-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000988-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000988-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"28632\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000991-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000991-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000991-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000991-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000991-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000991-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Close to the bottom of the road, we paused at a turbulent section on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kawarau_Gorge\">Kawarau Gorge<\/a> stream known as &#8216;Roaring Meg&#8217;. A nearby dam feeds a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roaring_Meg_hydro_scheme\">hydroelectric power station<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly most of the trees on the banks of the gorge had been purposefully killed off in a program to irradiate non-native species introduced by early European settlers which have been causing soil erosion and other problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000994-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000994-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000994-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000994-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000994-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1000994-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gibbston Valley Winery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2646-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2646-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2646-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2646-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2646-1600x1067.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2646-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We stopped at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gibbstonvalley.com\/\">Gibbston Valley Winery<\/a> for a light lunch and to taste some of their wines. While I couldn&#8217;t partake in the drinking, it was very pleasant to sit in the shade and nibble on some cheese!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010012-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010012-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010012-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010012-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010012-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010012-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the winery, it was just a 10-minute drive to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arrowtown\">Arrowtown<\/a>, a historic gold mining town located on the banks of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arrow_River,_New_Zealand\">Arrow River<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"28636\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010006-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010006-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010006-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010006-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010006-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"28637\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010008-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010008-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010008-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010008-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010008-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"28638\" src=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010011-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010011-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010011-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010011-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/randomwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/L1010011-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of interest in Arrowtown is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doc.govt.nz\/parks-and-recreation\/places-to-go\/otago\/places\/arrowtown-area\/things-to-do\/arrowtown-chinese-settlement\/\">Chinese settlement<\/a> at the edge of the river. Built by Chinese miners from 1868 after Europeans had already mined the easily accessible gold, this area of restored shelters and buildings paints a picture of earlier times. 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