Category Archives: South Pacific

Otago Central Railtrail

Here is our account of our three day cycle ride along the Otago Central Railtrail. Day 1 – Alexandra to Lauder Having had a pretty good three day forecast and been frequently told Otago was the warmest and driest place … Continue reading

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Alexandra

With no excitement in our bones to explore much around Invercargill we limited our tourism to visiting the hardware store where “Bert’s” Indian motorcycle (better known from the movie “The Fastest Indian”) was on display along with a number of … Continue reading

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Christchurch Earthquake

We have just become aware of an earthquake hitting Christchurch that has caused a lot of damage and some fatalities. We are well away from there and felt nothing. We are obviously ok. Our concerns right now are for our … Continue reading

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Southern scenic route

On Monday morning we woke to torrential rain. It was ironic that this was the forecast rain we’d been trying to avoid for the weekend and now that we had no time left in the room, the rain was pouring … Continue reading

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Sat/Sun

Saturday was a very slow day. We needed it. It didn’t rain much except for when we went to Te Anau for pies when the rain picked up. Helen read. I solved more Euler Problems including a couple I’d been … Continue reading

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