a small town name Alice

The tittle is from a film back in the 70s

It was a small town in Australia during world war II

it was so desolete in the Australian desert

and the casualties were trasferred by choppers

there was no hospital there or here, so i fret again

it's a no man's land, waiting for pioneer to develop

dream on noral, we can start a community here..

Subhanallah we were granted the chance to observe

such beauty creations  from ALLAH

this place is majestically the last and loveliest place

yet it can be the loneliest place on earth after Antartica

i never dream of seeing such spectacular beauty

other wonders are  Mount Cook, highest peak on the Remarkables

and stunning Fiordland at  Milford Sound

its the  must-see attractions in New Zealand

homeward bound trip should be fast

to avoid the night safari drive we moved on at 6 pm

Nuha wanted to see puzzling world

at a small town name Wanaka 

but that will be another 2 hours late

She should have booked a lodge there

eventually she  had to forget  and wish to come again

volcanic eruption long time ago

produce fertile land when lava flowed down the valleys 

so there were scattered oasis of vineyards and fruit orchard 

the Kiwinese called it vinery and fruitery

and chessery for the  dairy  farmyard

there must be a  ribena farm somewhere here

At a small town name Cromwell 

we stopped for fruits and honey

varieties of berries, grapes and  cherries so sweet

pear and apples, nectarine and peach, plums and apricot

we bought a few of each...juicy and fruity-licious

at a small town name Alexandra 

we stopped for petrol and solat

it was a one street town with only one gas station

but there was an I-site next to the central stories

it look like a hall -library-museum-church

we noticed a clock set high on the mountain

sun rays from the west illuminate the engraved clock, brilliant! 

The wc in NZ were so clean and facilitate for the disabled

In the disabled unit, it was spacious with a sink  enclose

so practical to the muslims for taharah as well as wudhu'

then  we performed jama' and qasr solat at the balcony

the cold wind when the sun was out chilled the town

no wonder no one is outside, all scurried inside

to the warmth of the heater. we better be going as well..

At a small town name Roxburgh

finally the sun set and we were racing home

the shadows of the poplar  and beech trees

can still be seen  outlined the dark mountains

the poor sheeps are still hanging around

don't they run back to their shed?

llama and horses were already in the barn

At a small town name Lawrence

we saw lights  and X'mas trees from houses

there was spotlight from the school nearby

relieved! as there was no street lights

butterflies in my stomach stop fluttering 

i don't feel like sleeping, the rest was in dreamland

i kept talking to Nuha to keep her awake

ocasionally there were cars from opposite direction

our car is the only one heading south

It was pitch black  in the pine woods 

as we were going down the mountain

at a small town  name Milton

we stopped again as Dhuha need to solat

Noral and I took turn to accompanied her

she prayed on the pavement by the toilet

with the coat as the sejadah.

its a peaceful and lonely one street town

not even a drunkard or punk wander about

after Waihola Lake, i took a deep breathe

there were street lights and road workers  in action

alhamdulillah  we finally reached Dunedin by 12 pm