Bon Accord Backpackers, 57 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Tel.: (03) 304 7782, $49 double (cabin) as single

Monday, March 25: Sunny throughout, warm, a few clouds in the afternoon

Bumblebee in the garden of Bon Accord

Was about the last to leave this morning around 10:00 – everyone else had to go to work. Checked the net and decided to head directly for Akaroa; with only a stop at a petrol station to check oil and air pressure in Methven and then to refuel in Tai Tapu. Fuel tank showed full but can’t have been absolutely topped up because that would mean that I’d done the last 500 km @ less than 5 L/100 km; and in any case the fuel level dropped significantly as I drove towards Akaroa. Stopped for a bit of a stroll just inside of town past the cricket ground and found my lodgings at around 12:30. Continue reading →