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Left ChCh on Tuesday, heading up the coast. Followed one of the brown signs for a scenic route only to find myself nearly back in Chch!! So much for not concentrating...

All the beaches are lovely - miles after mile of clean sand, almost unadulterated by humans - there was one guy surf fishing, one guy surf-boarding and me. No-one else as far as the eye could see...

Stopped over at Hanmer Springs - an alpine spa resort. Tried the waters, which were like a warm bath... Trouble is, the ordinary baths smell very strongly of chlorine and the sulphur baths smell very strongly of... sulphur!

Went out for a meal, but it was as much for something to do as for the need of food...