The drive around the western countryside of Christchurch has to be one of the prettiest drives in the world. We drove past miles of the greenest pastures all sectioned off with neatly trimmed Macrocarpa hedges that break down the force of the winds that sweep the Canterbury plains. Through the winter these winds that blow… Read More »One of the world’s prettiest drives – Day 10 in EnZed
Kerrie loves sheepskin car seat covers. I’m not particularly fussed on them so I’ve always managed to put her off buying some by saying that the place to buy the best sheepskin rugs is New Zealand. That got about 9 years of no sheepskin car covers until finally we made this trip and The Princess… Read More »Sheepskin Car Seat Covers – Day 9 in EnZed
The wonderful Motel in Kaikoura had a very interesting shower. You could listen to the radio while being massaged with different water jets situated around the cubicle. As usual I read the instructions and went into this contraption first. One of the downsides to needing glasses to see anything is trying to wear them in… Read More »The Shower experience:
Looking back over the last eight days we can’t believe we’ve seen so much natural beauty and we’re overwhelmed by the constantly changing landscape that prompts never ending “look at THAT” comments from both of us. This was to continue today as we left Picton and made the short drive to Blenheim which is the… Read More »Marlborough and the Kaikoura Coast – Day 8 in EnZed
While waiting to leave we spotted two blokes coming in on a small boat with two pigs aboard. Kerrie went down and spoke to them and they told her they had run the pigs down with the dogs and then stuck them. They were going to eat them telling Kerrie that the larger one probably… Read More »Pelorous Sound Mail Boat – Day 7 in EnZed
Leaving at about 9:30am we headed for French Pass about a 1 hour drive from the motel. It was a shocking day with howling winds threatening to push us right off the narrow winding roads. French Pass and the many bays and inlets leading to it are not on the main tourist route and only… Read More »Sheer Cliffs and Gale force winds – Day 6 in EnZed
We got a healthy discount for Kerrie’s helicopter trip through the motel we stayed at, (managed by a young bloke from Brisbane), and Kerrie was off at 8:15am for the high country. (From Kerrie) I was up early and down to the Glacier Flights office to see if I could get a flight this morning.… Read More »Kerrie Touches Snow (Only Just)! – Day 5 in EnZed
Leaving Timaru very early in sheeting rain we headed for Oamaru past delightful country side which seemed to sparkle even in the dismal weather. Past the little towns of Pareora, St Andrews, Makikihi Waimate and Glenavy we drove never without the magnificent scenery. We arrived in Oamaru just as the shops were opening which enabled… Read More »Moeraki, Seals and Snow- Day 4 in EnZed
We were underway early Sunday morning on this my 60th birthday. Although the little town was still sleeping the sun was up by 6:00am air was crisp and still. With daylight saving the South Island has a wide spread of daylight hours (about 5:00am to about 9:30pm) allowing for a great many activities to be… Read More »A Reunion with Sister Rose – Day 3 in En Zed
International travel has become commonplace these days and as such it’s unusual to find people who have not travelled overseas. Kerrie was one of these rare individuals prior to 8:20am last Friday when we flew out of Brisbane bound for Christchurch. She has farewelled many people over the years as they descended the stairway to… Read More »Leaving for New Zealand
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