19-28 degC, windy
We didn’t sleep in for quite as long this morning, so after breakfast we left, on the bikes, about 9am to play tourist. First stop, after a monster climb, was the Eden Killer Whale Museum. Amongst the exhibits was Old Tom who allegedly assisted the whalers by summonsing them every time he and his pod “cornered” a whale. The whalers would then go out to sea, harpoon the said whale, wait for the “killers” to eat the juiciest parts – the lip and tongue, then bring the whale into shore for processing. Legend has it that the “killers” and the whalers worked in a symbiotic arrangement. Museums like this are always sad in that it depicts what us humans can and will do to other creatures, for our own benefit.
Anyway, after that somewhat sombre experience it was down a different MONSTER hill that even Greg had to apply his brakes, for a coffee at the wharf precinct. And, what goes down must surely go back up again. Yep, another climb was in store for us to get to the Eden Lookout and Rotary Park which had the Fishermen / Mariners Memorial and the Marine Rescue nearby.
Unfortunately, to get back into town, we had to go downhill and then up a very big hill; Greg made it all the way, Wendy 4/5 of the way. We spent a few minutes exploring the centre of Eden before heading home for lunch and a rest. The ride down the hill to the van park was the best.
The
afternoon was spent driving to various beaches, then resting before
dinner. Dinner was in the centre of
town, so a hike up the hill sharpened the appetite nicely. We decided on the
Eden Fishermen’s Recreation Club as our venue for Thursday night eat out. It had an all-you-can-eat-buffet for $21
each, including seafood. Greg reckoned
he certainly got his money’s worth. We
both had dessert as well, something we hardly ever do, but it was included and
it was good. All washed down with a very
respectable Marlborough SB – 821 South. The walk home (mainly downhill) settled the
stomach contents nicely. A read and a
spot of blogging before bed.
