South Day 12
Early start today at 05:30 to go to Farewell Spit on the eco tour. https://www.farewellspit.com/ Got there just after sunrise. We drove out along the beach stopping frequently to identify bird life. As many as 90 species of bird visit…
South Day 11
Another glorious morning. Sunday breakfast eggs and bacon. Then a walk on the beach. Leisurely stroll around town then seagull photography. It was interesting that the loony lunch place was empty but the Courtyard Cafe was full. Typical RWNJs self-defeating.…
South day 10
Sent a postcard to Ana. The elder experience, Saturday morning pill sorting. Aspirin to thin blood, clopidogrel to prevent clots, statin for chlorestorol, allupurinol for gout and metoprolol to slow heartbeat. Last sandfly that bit me dropped dead on the…
South day 9
Google is now completely broken. I typed https://jonesnz.com as a search term and got everything but this site. Anyway today was a great day. Nice 4K walk on the beach then out to Wainui Falls. Wainui Falls. Following that we…
South day 8
Another beautiful sunny day. Left Picton after stopping at The Village Bakery for French bread and Danish pastries. South then West along the Awatere Valley. We stopped at Havelock marina at The Slip Inn where we had mussels (what else).…
South day 7
A beautiful winter day in Marlborough, cold but sunny. After breakfast we set out for The Snout, a longish walk along a steadily narrowing bush-clad ridge overlooking Queen Charlotte Sound. Great views but it was our first long walk for…
South day 6
Early start to the ferry now waiting to board. Fishing dudes say it’s lovely and flat out there. Yeah right. Turns out to be a lovely day but I took a cabin anyway so we slept most of it. Nice…
South day 5
Noisy, windy, rainy night interrupted at about 4AM with an outside expedition to fix the power cable plug cover banging on the side of the van. About 4 degrees in Wellington this morning with half a gale blowing. Visited the…
South day 4
Rain, rain, rain. First stop New World to get all the things we weren’t going to have. Wine, beer, cheese, Danish pastries. Off to the ferry but bad weather in Cook Straight so canceled. Decided to head out to Martinborough,…
South Day 3
Uneventful start, Ohakune Top Ten facilities are excellent. First stop Wellington. Evan’s Bay Marina. Finished the evening at the Corner Bar and Cafe, a humble establishment nearby where we watched some of the rugby.