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= = =Cromwell = = __Descriptive Writing__ =

The morning is awakening, the sun climbs over the hill and spreads warmth into the air.
==Everything is so peaceful and still. I can smell the sent of the thyme that covers the ground, the smell of the dry grass and leaves is so fresh. I hear the chirps of the birds, the racket of the cerkaters buried in the grass. Seeing all the dry colours of the hills that surround me are so dramatic! Everything is so surreal yet I have been here so many times before.==

I watch the boats fly fast, biscuits jumping off the water. There are smiles on everyone's faces.
==The water is cool, I feel the shivers gown down my spine as i go deeper, i feel the lake weed slivering through my toes as i walk out, I dive under and feel the refreshing feel of the water. I am so relaxed and happy it is the most amazing feeling i never want to get out.==

Cromwell is a magnificent place, there's so muc
==h to do in such a little town, you could be picking delicious fresh fruit, enjoying the scenery, walking, biking, going out boating, visiting old Cromwell, there's lots more to do your surround with enjoyment.==

Memories I have had in Cromwell will last in my mind for eternity.
= __What makes Cromwell special to me__ = ==I have been going to Cromwell all my life, I love getting away from the busy streets of Dunedin to magnificent scenery and to a place so peaceful and quiet. Every time I go there there’s always something different to do, and beautiful weather lasting all day long. Staying with my Grandma and catching up with my cousins is the ideal holiday for me.== = __History about Cromwell__ =

Gold had been discovered below the Junction by
==two miners, Hartley and Reilly. Once the word of a gold strike was out, there was an influx of several thousand miners to the area. As gold ran out, Cromwell became the service center for an extensive farming and stone fruit growing area.== ==When the Clyde Dam was completed in 1992, the valley behind it was flooded to create Lake Dunstan. As a result, the original site of Cromwell's historic business district at the junction of the Kawarau and Clutha rivers now lies at the bottom of the lake.== = =

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