We left our hotel this morning on a private tour of Christchurch and Akaroa. Akaroa is about an hour and a half drive from Christchurch. Brian was our tour guide, extremely knowledgeable of the South Island of New Zealand. On our way to Akaroa we traveled over the beautiful Banks Peninsula, which was formed by violent eruptions of a coupkle of volcanoes. The French city of Akaroa and the bay leading out to the Pacific Ocean were at onetime the crater of one of the volcanoes. After a little shopping, a couple of beers, lunch we took a c
ruise out in trhe bay searching for the world's smallest and rarest dolphin - the Hector's Dolphin. After our tour of the harbor we headed to the local cheese factory back on the mountains towards Christ
church. Early on October 17th we will catch the Trans Coastal Train for a four hour ride to Blenheim - which is the northern wine growing region on the South Island.
Sweet van! Looks beautiful....but a little cold and wet?
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ReplyDeletea typical NoCal wine picnic!!!
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