A Travel Story by Martin and Marcia
Wednesday 18th Nov.
Woke up to the sound of rain this morning so decided to stay put. Later in the day the backpackers filled up with a load of german teenagers. Thankfully I got a free upgrade to a room so they could keep all the kids together in the dorms.
Monday 23rd Nov.
Sadly the curry house was fully booked last night, so I wandered around for a while and ended up in a Thai restaurant. More than a bit disappointing.
Got up to a sunny and windy day, certainly not as cold as it has been. Leaving Wanaka Heading for Milford Sound today via Queenstown. Just outside Queenstown I stopped off at the Shotover for a bit of fun on a jet boat.
Shotover Jet Boat Video.
Tuesday 24th Nov.
Yup still raining and still windy but not as bad as it has been.
Thursday 26th Nov
A sunny day for a change still windy though, I took a ride down to the Bluff hill climb. Watched a little of the racing but to be honest it was quite boring to watch from the side of the road, there were good collection classic and modern bikes and it was more interesting wandering around the paddock.
Later that evening I walked to a near by pub for a pint and some food and ended up getting very drunk. It was quite busy with a good band playing and everyone was very friendly.
Friday 27th Nov
Wednesday 16th Dec
After breakfast we said good bye to Darryl as he was heading west then Craig and I set off heading east it was cold, wet and did not look good for the next few days. After about 25miles I said good bye to Craig and set off to Kaikoura and he back south to Oamaru. I was Hoping to get a trip on one of the whale watching boats, but on arrival found out they were fully booked for the next few days and they may not even go out due to the weather. As the weather was not good I decided to find a place to stay, warm up and update the blog and make a plan for tomorrow.
Saturday 19th Dec
Despite it being sunny it was freezing cold due to that bloody south wind. Had a good ride to Wairoa and an early night.