Off early today to get out of the way of preparations for the trotting at Ascot Racecourse in Invercargill so we arrived quite early at our next stop at Gore A & P grounds. The allowing of caravans and motorhomes to stay on the grounds brings in a little bit of income for these A & P Societies and Racecourses at times when they are standing unused and additionally provides them with security. Most provide power and toilets and as for tonight showers as well.
The Famous Gore Brown Trout
We stopped in at the Gore museum which has a good range of displays from this area and also includes as a separate display area the Hokonui Moonshine Museum.
Making moonshine or Hokonui was an activity carried out by the early scot immigrants who practiced the art back in Scotland. The pioneers used to make “the wash” and then await the arrival of the shared still which was transported from family to family to complete the distilling process.
The museum has setup a couple of dioramas to show distilling in the bush setting to avoid raids by police and customs.
The Still in the Bush Bottling the Product
Gore is well known as the Country Music Capital of NZ and hosts the annual Golden Guitar awards. This monument has been erected in honour of the previous winners of the award with handprints set in concrete.
The Tamworth Gardens Monument and “Hands of Fame”
Leaving there we hurried back to the caravan as the heavens had opened up and we had left the top vent of the caravan wide open. Oh well the floor got a good washing!
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