The many changes in altitude
make it possible to move with the
temperature – up when it’s hot, down
when it’s cool. As well as that, the
West Coast of the South Island can
often be relied upon to be cooler than
anywhere else in the country.
The weather is variable, but if you’re
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*Many if not most towns have well-
looked after commons, grassy areas
where camping is free and services
like showers and even kitchens may be
provided.
**Thank Queen Victoria for the
Queen’s Chain. According to the NZ
Herald, “It has become a catch-all
term for strips of publicly owned land
next to the foreshore, rivers and lakes,
initially set aside for access but also
increasingly used for conservation.
“The chain refers to an early
surveyor's tool made of 100 links, a
total of 66ft or 20m. Queen VictoriaTRAVEL
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particular sites for roads, quays,
recreation and amusement, and
promoting health.” It seems that you
may promote your health by camping
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It’s worth remembering that Australia
is a continent and has the appropriate
number of different ‘summers’, some
of which can be a wee bit extreme. Atruckie told a friend of mine that he’d
once found an abandoned motorcycle
somewhere on the Nullarbor, with
footsteps leading away from the road at
a right angle. Being a decent bloke, he
didn’t just sling the bike onto the back
of his truck and drive off; he followed- The West Coast usually offers cooler riding
even if the rest of Unzud is hot. - Yes, those are genuine redwood trees. No,
that’s not California. It’s New Zealand. - New Zealand in summer is pretty
close to paradise.
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