It is mostly gravel, but well made and graded...not suitable for campervans or caravans but ok in a car driven steadily.
Pirate enjoyed the views...I don't do heights!!
We headed up valley to cross the river Waitaki, not wanting to go through Oamaru again, and to go on a road new to both of us.
The river was blue, deep, wide and fast..and full! Impressive.
Back towards the coast, through Waimate..another place to visit properly next time...full of murals and history, with this on an old flour mill silo...
And back to Geraldine...
Then a wander around town before we left to return to Tai Tapu in the morning.
Geraldine is a lovely, lively town, full of thriving small businesses...long may it thrive.
We followed the Scenic Route 72 , but saw mainly fields and very tall hedges...at least 15 metres tall! As the wind blew (and we were thankful for the hedges!) and it rained steadily we crossed the mainly flat country between the Rangitata and Rakaia rivers...
We must have been climbing more than we realised, as suddenly we were heading into the Rakaia gorge...breathtaking!
Steeply down then across several river flows and steeply up again...then more straight and flat roads to our home for a few days.
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Beautiful scenery as usual. That little downtown, with "The Pin Tin," looks so quaint.
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