The alarm went off at 8.30am this morning, and when we looked out of the window we were shocked - there was snow everywhere! We knew it was cold last night but we weren't expecting that.
We set off at around 11am for Timaru. We were a bit concerned when we saw the signs advising that snow-chains must be carried at all times, but we took a slow drive (without snow-chains) anyway and luckily the roads had cleared a bit by now.
It was about 12pm when we arrived. There is not much here, just a Town Centre with a few shops, although we did manage to find a Chinese bar, where we stopped for lunch.
We popped into Tourist Information, who recommended a walk along to Caroline Bay. It only took around 45 minutes to do the walk and the weather was quite nice too (not too cold, with blue skies). There wasn't much to see here - the bay was a bit like Severn Beach, but with nicer views - and we did enjoy wandering around the town looking in the shops afterwards.
We checked into a campsite which is a 5 minute drive outside of town. Then, once we'd had a cuppa and a few minutes rest, we headed back into town and watched Shrek 3 at the cinema.
Christchurch, here we come!
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