Our transport out of Hyde wasn't till 4 or 5pm, and we got dropped off at Hyde at 9am, so we had plenty of time. We lazed in the sun at Hyde checking our text messages and drinking coffee. When we felt ready we set off, noticing how the landscape became flat and open again, a change from the gorges and slopes of the past two days. Hyde to Middlemarch was mostly downhill, and we were exuberant as we took in the landscape that passed around us without too much effort.
At Hyde, we settled ourselves in the garden of the Kissing Gate Cafe where we devoured our lunch, ordered coffees and teas over 3 hours. We read magazines and played Hangman. It was a very relaxing end to the ride.
At 4pm, we said our goodbyes. J and I went onto Dunedin, the others were going back to Queenstown. The Dunedin-bound travellers got onto the Taieri Gorge Railway, a scenic rail ride and a fitting end to our tour of Otago. We ended up in the beautiful train station in Dunedin and wheeled our luggage to 97 Motel, in the heart of Dunedin. Back to city life after 4 glorious days in the country!
We had to have Chinese for dinner. After this many days of steaks, I was craving Asian food again.
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