We choose to ride a dirt road 40 kilometers the long way down from Picton to Blenheim. We thought Wellington was windy but this route makes Wellington feel positively calm.
Marfells Beach Campsite where we set up for our first night in the tent
"Day Two took us down past seal-strewn beaches to Kaikoura hoping to watch the whales ... sadly the Southerlies had something to say about that, so instead we ended up watching Theory of Everything and camping on the beach. Day Three begins with a beautiful, butt-destroying ride south through winding wine country" (MM)
"Onto Christchurch to see the rebuilding and the haunting Cathedral". (MM)
