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Mar 22, 2017 - Wine Country
Wine tour by bicycle this morning in Marlborough region. Driving to Nelson ( beer country) this afternoon. Arrived in Nelson which reminds me somewhat of Nelson, BC, except for the ocean part.. The drive through the mountains to get here was quite similar.. We found a very nice hostel and plan to stay a few days in this area to sea kayak and hike.
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Apr 5, 2010 - Wine tasting... again!
The small town of Renwick took us to yet another wine tour, this time by bicycle! You simply hire bikes for the day, grab a map and cycle around the flat roads, taking your pick of many wine tasting establishments, all offering free tastings. We had beautiful weather for it and had a long, lazy lunch in a vineyard serving rose wine and cheese platters. Definitely the way to spend any afternoon!
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Mar 17, 2010 - Marlborough Region - Mar 15-17
March 15, 2010 We got up fairly early and made the most of the free Monday morning bagel breakfast at the hostel before catching a taxi to the airport. We arrived in plenty of time but there was no sign of our airline at the main check-in desks. I checked our confirmation and it said that Sounds Air flew out of Gate 4 and to go directly there. We walked straight through and “checked in” for our flight. Checking in involved telling a man we were there and him taking our luggage – no ID checks, no security, no x-ray, no boarding pass, no...
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