Wow! What a scenic drive! Certainly on the repeat list, and would do the train too.
From the Canterbury plains we head north through Waipara…..
Ok, for any of you ladies reading recognising that name, yes, we didn’t make it through! If you are going to do a tasting menu with paired wines, then this is the place to do it!
The food was amazing. The reisling, contrary to the German, was dry and lovely. The chardonnay was not too sweet and had been oak aged, very controversial. I loved it, and we both loved it with the fish. The deep full body red was fab with the chocolate, too.
On up north and not long before we were following up the coast.
Some really easy nature watching right from the road.
And arrived in our home for tonight. A little more nature spotting and time to chill. Well if your hotel has a champagne bar what is a girl supposed to do?
Followed by a little star watching in a cloudless sky. Mars was very clear. Kaikoura is in the process of applying for data sky status. You can definitely see plenty of stars here!
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