Beachcomber Inn Picton
27 Waikawa Road Picton, South Island, 7372, New Zealand
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Picturesque Picton
I took an early morning train out of Christchurch today and even though I left at 6 AM, the lovely Ann, my seatmate who finished her trip in Christchurch, got up early to see me off. What a sweetheart. Another couple and I took the Trans-Coastal train ride from Christchurch, along the east coast of the South Island, to Picton. The train ride took …
Whirlwind Tour of New Zealand
As we kayaked in the Tasman Sea, Katherine and I realized that only the day before we climbed a glacier and the next day we would be in Fiji... After our quite abrupt decision to make the trek across New Zealand to take on Franz Joseph Glacier, we soon realized that we had absolutely made the right decision to keep driving. The hiking the first day …
Kaikoura (almost) and Picton
We started our circuit of the South Island on Sunday morning by driving north up Route 1 and our hope was to stop at Kaikoura, which is about 160 kms north of Christchurch, and take a whale watching tour. After a very relaxing drive, with virtually no other traffic, we arrived at our destination to find that, unfortunately the tours had been …
Very North of the South
Awoke to the sun glistening off the harbour and the two "Big Chill" lorry tractor units parked in the motel forecourt. I doubt that we will have any time to spend in Wellington as we will return the rental car to Avis in time to beat our 11.00 a.m. deadline and we are booked on the Interisland ferry which is due to sail at around 14.00.
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