Who needs a jet boat when you can lay your hands on a helicopter?
February 21st 2009 Thursday 19 February
Leaving Kaikoura and the whales behind I set off for Hanmer Springs, a little detour inland on my journey down to Christchurch. Here, there are natural thermal pools which the Maori people had been using therapeutically for generations, then along came the Europeans and "discovered" them and their uses! There are nice forests and rivers in the area too, so it makes
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