The end of our South Island visit

After dropping Kim and Chris off at the airport, we ran a couple of errands, and found a peninsula outside of Christchurch, where we did a nice walk along the coast. I had fun watching a surfer do tricks, and would have liked to jump in, except that by the time we got back to the beach, there was no sun.
Did a short hike enroute to the Wairoa Valley, where we spent 5 nights in a riverside cottage. Drove down twisty dirt roads, opening and closing gates as we went, and agreed with the recommendation of arriving in daylight. Fortunately this car rental company does not say anything about unpaved roads.

Link to the last of the South Island pic’s

Our South Island Tour with Kim and Chris

Chris beat me to it, so we published his blog post as soon as we received it. I had finished my write up, but not yet the pictures by then.

2 weeks approximately. A rented Honda CRV, 4 bikes on the roof, and enough space for the 4 of us. Not enough time to write regular notes, or upload and comment pictures, but lots of laughter, fun, a bottle of wine a night, home made food (except for the pies Chris or Craig might write about). Chocolate for me, and often biscuits (cookies) for K&C for dessert, with Craig making sure he got his fair share of everything.

The first 3 pictures in the link are from Craig’s and my return trip to Christchurch after dropping June off.

Link to NZ with Kim and Chris

Birds and Pies: a Guest Post by Chris Lennon