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Ripped untimely from our bed at 5.30 am (with a good 2.5 hours in the sleep tank 😉) we showered (going for the Dolly Partonesque “trying to come alive” strategy😉) then staggered under the weight of all our stuff to the station, where we had to book our suitcases in airline style… We had booked
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Well, the heavy rain that started c.7 pm last night continued to bucket down for 12 hours accompanied by strong winds too…😕 Needless to say neither of us barely slept, but there were now signs that the deluge was finally over…phew Today we set our compass towards Christchurch, the final “real” leg of this stage
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Today we said farewell and thanks to Franz Josef as we started our journey back towards Christchurch, where the Motorhome is due to be returned in 2’days time. Our route would take us over Arthur’s Pass, at 920m, the highest of the 3 main passes over the Southern Alps🏔️ We therefore chose to make that
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Across the road from our campsite there is a recently built DoC centre which provides a lot of info of how Franz Josef developed into the tourist hub it now is and how much of a lure the number of substantial glaciers has been With the weather looking good and the tops free of mist…
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Today would involve a wee trip back into Hokitika before moving on to Franz Josef, further down the West Coast. Appreciating that, whilst the wind and rough seas had both eased a tad, it was no longer T- Shirt and shorts weather plus, aware we had both been bitten by more sandflies from the previous
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Unusually for us, we were woken early by the combo of heavy rain (good – they desperately need it as all the farmers are using vast sprinkler systems to water their land) and the dawn chorus (excellent 😍) led by our favourite songbirds Mr & Mrs Tūī😉🇳🇿 Today our plan was to check out Hanmer
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Finally, after being woken by another splendid dawn chorus from the native Tui, we soon heard the pitter patter of light rain…🌧️ Having reviewed the weather in the west we both felt ok about resuming Plan A, so decided to head to Hamner Springs Before that though a second visit into Akaroa was part of
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At the risk of sounding like a line from Groundhog Day, this is how our campsite greeted us at 8.30 am😎 Clearly a morning to take breakfast outside… Continuing our Plan B East Coast tour, we headed for Akaroa Many of NZ’s State Highways (their main routes – there are less than 500 km of
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Having woken to another glorious day and the weatherman predicting a high of 27 C it was a “no brainer” to explore more of quirky Ōamaru One really positive trait of NZ has been the quality of the eateries; from the simple street food or café to the gastro pubs and restaurants we have been
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Overnight we had received several messages from our NZ based family and friends that there was a Severe, Red Alert, Weather Warning for the West Coast. Over 1,000 mm – yes, 1 metre! – of heavy rain was expected to fall, causing widespread flooding and potential landslides over the Alps😧 It took a nanosecond to
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