Tag: Christchurch
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This path ends…on to the next!
Christchurch is the largest city in South Island, with about 450,000 people, a bit more than 1/3 of the total population of South Island. And it’s the place I’ll be flying from to Brisbane. It’s a shock to be in a real city after being mostly in the sticks. I stayed 4 nights here in…
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Last 2 days into Christchurch
Perhaps it was that I wanted to drag out the last 2 days coming to my departure point. Or maybe it was that the rain and cold was pointing out that staying put for a couple days was a good idea. In any case, from a distance perspective I could have easily ridden faster and…
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SailGP – Yacht Racing in Christchurch!
Jay found this event he wanted to see in Christchurch, and we happily went with him! It was called SailGP, and it’s an event held in several locations where 9 teams from different countries compete using identical boats on specified courses. The boats don’t look like anything we’ve ever seen! They are F50 boats, created…