We’re kinda starting our way back towards Christchurch now.
Through Clyde and Alexandra, then we hit the east coast near Palmerston.
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Day 15 – Glenorchy to Clyde
A beautiful morning by the lake.
The two years couldn’t be more different on the snow front. We’re starting to realise probably how lucky we got last year. None of us are skier or the like so we don’t really want to go to one of these ski resorts and pay 100’s of dollars each for a daily lift pass just to have a bit of a play . We find a place called Snow Farm. We can drive all the way up there and they have these half day play session on a toboggan run. So we make our booking and start driving over there.
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A peaceful morning and the lake is super still and calm. Caitlin torments some ducks who think that the rocks she threw might be food.
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We’re up with the sunrise. We left a polite distance of about 5 or 6mtrs between us and the other van, there’s plenty of room here. Overnight some bloody campers in a jucy van have stuffed themselves in-between us. Grrrr.
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A day I’d say I’ve been waiting 12 months for, maybe more. Since our walk last year got cancelled due to too much snow. It’s a 10km return walk but it’s meant to be pretty flat and easy.
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After breakfast, and while the kids have a play, I use the opportunity in the caravan park to empty the grey water and fill up the tanks. So I’ve only got to move the van 40 or so metres. Just that change of routine, that lapse of concentration. I’ve left the power cord connected, as I drive off, “Snap” I’ve pull the cable out of the plug. Crap!
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It was cold overnight alright as we get up it is really foggy. The van has it at -2°. There are a couple of puddle outside and they are frozen. Liam does some running on the spot on one of them.
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So we leave the caravan park and we drive a short way back north to head east over the Arthur’s Pass road. We stop off at the Tunnel Terrace work, near Kumara Junction. This was one of the places I’d considered free camping on the last trip (that was before day one last year tanked!)
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Someone’s Birthday. Presents and a bit of a slow getaway
Continue reading “Day 8 – Hokitika”Day 7 – Westport to Hokitika
A beautiful morning, and the tide is in. So the kids have another run around on the beach
Back through town.
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