Wairau Valley, New Zealand
Saturday 26 March, Christchurch to Wairau Valley near Blenheim. Today we leave Jeff & Marg in their lovely Burwood home and head north along the coast through Cheviot, Kaikoura and Blenheim, and then 45 minutes west up the Wairau river to Wai Natur. In total a distance of 318km taking over 4 hours to drive. The day is cool, only reaching 19°C, but bright and good for driving. We stop in Kaikoura for lunch and find a busy seaside town, plus the local sc...