Time to hit the road again and say farewell to Ashburton. Our stay there was very pleasant, but off we go again.
It was an easy drive south down SH1, then across to Geraldine. This POP (park over property) had been recommended and we could really see why. We drove down the sweeping drive, lined with silver birch trees and pretty gardens edged with rocks, and found several motor-homes already in residence. Hope there is space for our four rigs, as we had phoned ahead to see if there was room available. Of course there was room, and one by one we were slotted into our spaces, and power cords switched on.
Our friendly hosts, David and Maureen, came out to welcome us, accompanied by their miniature poodle Tui. This cute little dog bounced through the open door into the back seat of our car before we had unclipped Muffy and taken her into the caravan. Don’t know who got the biggest shock from this unexpected encounter but Tui jumped straight back out again and both animals were looking rather wide eyed from their experience.
I spotted a hen house down at the end of the property. “Here, chook, chook”, I called, and they all came running from near and far from their large enclosure to see if I had any bread for them. They all seem to be different colours, and have lovely shiny plumage. Free range eggs are available for sale, so we will certainly be buying some for our morning bacon and egg breakfast.
With such a variety of different caravans and motor-homes parked up overnight, there is always something of interest to check out. Our men folk spent an enjoyable time discussing the finer points of a large 5th wheeler parked on the next site.
Geraldine has several interesting places to visit so we went our separate ways in the afternoon. Robin and Derek explored the Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum and Dot came with me to Lillia’s Lace Museum. More about these visits later.
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