Monday 6th April: Today dawned hot and sunny (again!). We left the campsite and drove back towards Christchurch, but then cut off the corner by heading west along some back roads to join the SH1 at Selwyn. A nor'wester gale had picked up so it was very hot and very blustery. At one point Steve was steering the motorhome to the right in order to go straight along the road! The land here is a completely flat, about 80kms wide between the sea and the foothills of the mountain ranges so the wind rushes down the plain. Some farmers have grown large tree hedges which give some protection. Above us the in sky was an amazing cloud - it was dark grey and so textured and thick you could imagine it was a piece of thick fleecy material you could grab hold of.
For lunch we left the main road slightly to visit Geraldine. Lots of people have told us we would like Geraldine as we are English, but some of the charm was obviously lost on us. There were more red brick houses than usual and an eclectic mix of small shops and a pretty park. We had fish and chips for lunch, then drove the remaining hour home. En route we saw a car with a trailer full of huge deer antlers, and fields alight where farmers are burning the stubble.
We got home at 3pm and by 3.15 we were walking to gymnastics, ran home for a 15-minute tea, walked Edward to Cubs, then home for 10 minutes before the 15 minute walk to TKD. Home at 8.30pm to enjoy a nice cup of tea with Desperate Housewives and Spooks.
The photos are of the playground in the campsite with the steep volcanic hills behind; the playground in Geraldine; and a motorhome numberplate that made us laugh. You need to say it out loud a few times to get it, but yes, it does belong to a retired dairy farmer!
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