7am: Good morning!
The clock says 7am, but the body says 4am.
Time to set up for the day, saunter out to find a quick bite to eat and grab some road snacks from Woolw- sorry, “Countdown” 🤨
W is for Countdown, where they have trundlers instead of trolleys 😍
They’ve also replaced single use plastic bags with brown paper ones 👍
8:40am: The time for pickup draws near!
I was debating whether to leave my thermal and waterproof liners in my riding gear until I looked ahead at the temps along today’s route:
Christchurch – currently 24°
Immediately out of Christchurch (NW, closer to Mt Hutt – Oonta Goota Solo?!) – currently 17°
Destination (Lake Tekapo) – currently 11°.
12:00pm – Lunch
After signing paperwork, repacking my things and scooting up the road and back to prove my competence on the bike, I was away.
Many thanks to the South Pacific Motorcycle crew for such a smooth process – check them out, friends.
I stopped in Oxford for a pie and an iced latte. Let’s just say I’m sampling them all as I travel around the South Island 😉
12:30pm – On the road again.
I’m heading out again. The destination is Lake Tekapo via Geraldine and Fairlie.
Trundlers, now there is a new word. And glad to see what is old is new again, ie. the brown paper bags.
Isn’t it cute? Trundlers. Heh.
I’m a big fan of the brown paper bags! They fold up nicely and have a finite reuse limit. Also, using them as a rubbish bin liner is a fun game – Let’s play ‘How Long Will That Hold?!’