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A series of fortunate events – Part 1
It’s been a few days since our last post so I’m going to release a series of them, I say series because while I had planned our sleeps, there’s no way I could have planned the outcome. Jan 14: We leave Welling with worry in our hearts. The ferry crossing is supposed to be both magical (due to the views of the Marlborough Sounds) and terrifying (due to the waves that have been know to get 7 metres high!). So when we woke up to rain, we were both quite concerned. Turns out, the ferry is more like a cruise, restaurants, observations decks, movie theatres and a playground. I watched…
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Nothing to ‘wine’ about on this spectacular day!
80% of New Zealand’s wine is produced in Marlborough. We almost bypassed this stop because while I love white wine, Sauvignon Blanc is rarely my pick. And in Canada, NZ wine = Sauv. But thank goodness we didn’t, because a) seems this area produces amazing Rieslings, and b) on my growing list of ‘favorite days’ this turned out to be one more for the top of the list! The base town for the Marlborough region (Blenheim) was pretty Bleh, so we weren’t entirely expecting the day to be so spectacular. A great reminder about judging a book by its cover… and the weather was perfection, which helped get us off…
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Sunshine, Sauvignon and sky high prices
As you read in Jay’s post, we were off to a rocky start. The lack of stamp in my passport was a real blow. If stampless passports are the future, call me old school. These are badges of honour! Documentation of my story! In fact, they are worth waiting in line for – so I’ll be doing that on our way out of New Zealand while Jay takes the fast lane. 2 one-way stamps = a whole one between us, right? But friends, I don’t want you thinking that the day was a loss. Once I got over the customs heartbreak, we checked into our bright, sunny apartment in…
