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A final womble by the sea after a 3 hour drive from Geraldine to Akaroa on the East Cost of the South Island for Fish and Chips. Now it’s a 2 hour drive to Christchurch Airport, dump the car and … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
After promptly leaving the Scenic Route Motel in Geraldine last night (after hating the “last room available”), we skid addled and found the wonderful “The Downs” B&B on the edge of town where we spent a very comfortable evening. At … Continue reading
Simply an awesome sight of Mount Cook to the far left (taken from 40km away) looking over the clean reflective surface of lake Tekapo. These are the type of views in this world that make you simply stop and wonder … Continue reading
On the road from Mt Cook (which is breathtaking) to Geraldine which is small and deserted, sits the Mt John Observatory with a few 18inch refractory telescopes kicking around. After the drive up the 1,031m hill you can enjoy a … Continue reading
Now this is a scenic view unlike the motel we just checked into and back out of before you could even utter the word checkout. Stranded in Geraldine we have been saved by Myron and Alycen in their local Bed … Continue reading
Here we are at the foot of Mt Cook with the clouds just starting to clear, but despite that it’s a balmy 20 degrees with a very powerful sun (where did I leave that Tilly Hat). Now I was tempted … Continue reading
Ask for a Latte in NZ and you have a choice of cup or bowl, bonza! A6 inch wide soup bowl of coffee in the morning is enough to make you jump for hours, oh god no I can hear … Continue reading
Imagine trying to work out your route on a road trip when you come to an area which needs crossing but is not perhaps too touristy. Then imagine picking a place in the middle of nowhere which had perhaps a … Continue reading
Leaving Queenstown today we stopped at the famous Kawarau Bridge, home of the creation of the Bungy jumps by A J Hackett. Did we have a go?? Not likely at just shy of £100!! Still, we did watch loads of … Continue reading
It’s another “what the hell are you stopping there for” moments. Welcome to Omarama 169Km from Queenstown and 336km to Christchurch, bang smack in the middle of bloody nowhere with 1 restaurant and one bar (Rachel Nevada is bigger and … Continue reading