Christmas Eve dawned fine and clear, it was one of those magical Marlbrough days when everything seems to be freshly washed and you can see for ever. We dropped the roof, splashed on the sunscreen, packed the car and started on our way. It was champagne Spidering with hot sun and slightly cool morning air. We passed through Blenhiem then down to the coast, stopping to watch the seals before heading into Kaikoura for lunch. Lunch at Robbies restaurant was an interesting taste sensation. Shepherds pie with grey mince and raw onion and steak sandwich that would have got a Michelin star from the tyre manufacturers. We hoped this was not going to be the highlight of our South Island dining experiences. High cloud has moved in while we were at lunch and it got thicker as we moved south, rain splashed the windscreen at Cheviot and the top went up shortly after. The rain had stopped by the time we got to the in-laws at Woodend where we had our Christmas day.
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