Living in New Zealand: Reopening of Sumner Road Over Evans Pass
From last year, when Sumner Road was closed (Click to see options for using the image)
Last Friday Sumner road reopened to traffic, Including cyclists (including me) and walkers (although the road isn't great for walkers as there isn't much room and there are lots of blind corners).
Cars are supposed to be going at 30 km an hour because of the roadworks, but they are going much faster. So are the bicycles going downhill. Except me. I’m a wuss.
The boyfriend and I took our Jack Russell friend in the Land Rover up and over the pass today to go to Sumner . It's great to be able to do that more easily, to go to beach and the bakery and even to pick up some free comfrey plants at the share stand. Score! Hopefully we will be back more often, not just at the beach, but also the Hollywood Cinema and some great local restaurants.
Reasons to Be Cheerful - Fish and Chips on the Beach
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The beach at Kaikoura is grey and pebbly, but still beautiful. It’s a great place to eat fish and chips, as long as you can keep the seagulls away.
Reasons to Be Cheerful - Coromandel Beaches Are Gorgeous
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A lovely place to be in summer. Except best not between Christmas and New Year when everyone else is there too.
I Love New Brighton. It Has Many Reasons to Be Cheerful
If I didn't live in Lyttelton, I’d probably choose New Brighton (though I would be worried long-term about the threat of sea level rise and tsunamis). New Brighton has a fabulous long sandy beach and a cool modern pier that stretches out into the Pacific. The council had to do a lot of work to repair it after the earthquake and it is due to open to the public again tomorrow.
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New Brighton also has one of the new electric car charging points that are springing up around Christchurch.
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But the thing I like best about new Brighton is the library. You can sit and work in a chair that looks out over the ocean and there is a cafe below whenever you need a break from that.
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