Sharleen and I made it a goal to enjoy our first coffee in the morning and our last glass of wine in the evening sitting outdoors and admiring the spectacular beauty surrounding us.
At times this resulted in us becoming the focus of much curiosity and attention. One morning after 8 grey and rainy days in Milford Sound we drove out of the mountains and into a beautiful sun drenched valley. I said to Sharleen, “coffee” and she said “absolutely”! So we pulled off onto the side of the road, set up our chairs in the Alpine meadow and made a fresh pot of French pressed coffee. As we savored the rich aroma of our coffee and absorbed the welcome warmth of the sun cars honked their horns and passengers waved enthusiastically as they drove by. There are some moments so perfect that people recognize them intuitively and just want to share them with you in any manner that they can.
One Chinese couple stopped beside us and took pictures using what we have come to recognize in our travels as the ‘Miss Kitty’ posing technique. It’s very popular with Chinese tourists and highly entertaining to watch.