We arrived at Picton on the South Island to see that, guess what, its raining. What a surprise. Apparently this is New Zealand's worst summer in 50 years, so at least we're breaking some records here. We drove the scenic unsealed route south east, destination: the marlborough wine region. We stayed the night in Blenheim at the Duncannon campground. It continued to rain so, building on Paul's original marguee design, Vicki constructed one of her own - a more advanced version, but somewhat dependant on there being a bank. Typical consultant, stealing someone's idea and making it their own! Next day we'd hired a couple of bikes from 'Wine Tours by Bike' to tour some of the regions world renowned wineries. We visited the familiar ones such as Wither Hills, Montana, Cloudy Bay (excellent Sauvvie) and
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