Halfmoon Cottage Akaroa
State Highway 75, R.D. 2 Barrys Bay Akaroa, Christchurch-Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
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Lake Tekapo to Banks Peninsula
Thursday, February 8 Lake Tekapo to Banks Peninsula Leaving Lake Tekapo, we drive several hours north to the Banks Peninsula, just south of Christchurch. This crescent shaped peninsula was formed when an ancient volcano erupted. Now the center of the caldera is a bay that spills out into the ocean. There are fantastic views as we approach the bay. …
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The most unpredictable weather in the world
... eerie. Then I ate lunch at the top of a hill overlooking the ocean. That pretty much took up most of my afternoon, then I relaxed and read out in the sun. I went out at 5 to try a couple of NZ beers from the local bar, which were pretty good actually. I’ll be doing a brewery tour in Greymouth in a few days, and I’m quite excited.
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Of mice and mice
... 1099;е дорог 80;, и при этом нет машин. Куча уютны 93; кафе и ресто 88;анов, скром 85;о сидящ 80;х in the bush ...
A hug for Raro Ruthy
... around watching them and taking photos.
Before long we decide to create a message in the beach debris for Kat, our Raro partner in crime, who went the opposite direction back to England after two years in NZ. Feeling happy and slightly full of mischievousness in our task, Andy points out that it is now cloudy (and cold) and we should head back.
It's uphill folks, across the green lush, sheep-filled landscape. We all puff and pant as we start ...
Looks like we might have to sleep rough tonight!
... We went back to our motel in subdued mood feeling bad we hadn't realised the full extent of what was going on in Christchurch. We knew it wasn't the same though, and normally wouldn't have had 2 days here, but with the bad weather in N.Z, we didn't want to be stuck somewhere else and then miss our flight out to Australia. By now, it was late, and we had to be up early for our bus to Kaikoura. We'll deal with how we spend our time in Christchurch when we get back from hopefully seeing some ...


