{"id":4650,"date":"2024-10-21T11:55:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T10:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=4650"},"modified":"2024-10-22T10:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T09:02:42","slug":"queenstown-to-dunedin-to-christchurch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=4650","title":{"rendered":"Queenstown to Dunedin to Christchurch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

That was a really<\/strong> long day of sitting on a bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same bus went all the way, but it was scheduled as two separate trips, so I had to collect & then re-check the big bag. It was by no means a bad trip, but I’m glad I paid the few extra dollars for a better seat, and I was glad when it was finally over. 12 hours start to finish, so maybe 10\u00bd hours of bus travel in total?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d had the idea that I could use the game console to kill time, but … Too bumpy for that, at least in the first leg. So I finished listening to a podcast, read for a bit, fell asleep a number of times; The usual bus travel stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Queenstown did look pretty as we departed though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of course, it took a bit of careful framing to make those pictures happen; Otherwise it’d be obvious that I’m in a gravel carpark surrounded by construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The little coffee trailer across the road did good work though, and were doing a pretty good business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ettrick again. This time I spotted the chalet accommodation, mostly because I’d packed a lunch, so was wandering around eating it because I didn’t want to take outside food into the caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Misc. scenic. I actually have no idea where this is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oamaru Railway Station & various bits of coastline which look a bit like the terrain in the game I’ve been playing recently, Caravan SandWitch – Abandoned equipment and sea-cliffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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( Still Oamaru ) The EV chargers were decorated to be at least reminiscent of the church across the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And then more scenic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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