6 March - we left Fairlie and continued along to Inland Scenic Route, stopping off at Rakaia Gorge
We stopped off a the town of Rangiora, where we got some great sushi for lunch
and more importantly I found a yarn shop
After lunch we followed the Alpine Pacific Triangle (Loop) to Kaikoura - lots of roadworks, bridge repairs which made for some interesting driving, across riverbeds (sure the camper company would have had a fit), Bailey bridges and some very rough surfaces
By the time we got to Kaikoura the day had turned cold and grey and was blowing a gale. The campsite wasn't great situated on the main road to the port on one side and the railway on the other. So not a great nights sleep. It was just as well dinner made up for it - Gropers Garage
Next day we continued along the Alpine route, lots of twists and turns and hairpin bends, it ran along the coast for the first part before turning back inland to head towards Hanmer Springs, which was nothing to write home about, if you like spa towns then this is the place for you. Lots of expensive clothes shops, bars and restaurants. We didn't stop long.
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| can you see the seal? |
We overnighted in Reefton a small frontier town, with not much in the way of places to eat so we had a salmon salad - having picked up the salmon from a farm enroute - with a nice bottle of sauvignon . No Wifi so a quiet evening.
Today, we started to realise that Covid-19 was to become a problem for us.
8 March was a FUN day, so I'll leave that to the next post
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