van wyk journeys
My travel and photographic blog
+26, yes 26C but windy, lots of sun and straight roads without changes in elevation (for the most part). But first, a quick stop for groceries as we did get an email from the motel to bring food as there are no grocery stores in the village. Off to Mt. Cook but first a long …
+22, light winds and sunshine Christchurch is an interesting city as it is in transition after an earthquake on September 22nd, 2010. While reconstruction is ongoing and appears that it will for some time, many of the damaged structures have been removed and are either parking lots or transitional businesses. For example, there is a new “mall” …
+16, Windy on the bluffs above the water, but warm otherwise. Kaikoura is our destination today. It is a small village on the east coast about 200 km north of Christchurch. The challenge is getting to the village as the area where the village is was subject to a massive subsea earthquake in November 2016. …
+14, Raining lightly on departure but cleared up a half-hour into the 3 1/2 hour drive and was sunny in a few spots. It was windy and calm while the roads were both straight and winding but winding wins the day. Hanmer Springs is the destination today at around 305 km. We drove through changing …