South of the Stour, Like Really South
So I went from nearly 34,000 steps on Wednesday to less than 10,000 on Thursday due to, of course, several hours of sitting on a train. I woke up Friday and the tracking app gave me a novel message after…
Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook
Another big travel day. We were up and out of the hotel by 7 AM; we had mapped a walking route to Addington, where the KiwiRail station is. Arrived by 7:30; busloads of tourists being dropped off. We checked-in and…
A River Runs Through It
The river Avon cuts through central Christchurch Or five. A lot of waterways and tributaries. It’s a flat expanse Christchurch is, a grid system of streets offset by a meandering Avon river which intersects at random and, well, a lot…
Legend Tripping
Next travel day: Wellington to Christchurch. First, the Interislander Ferry across the Cook Strait (about 1.5 hours) then it turns east down the fjord leading to Picton (about 1.75 hours). Keeping in mind yesterday’s blog post, with the sinking ferry…