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Written by Ali Clarke :flag_tino: on 2025-01-12 at 23:12

My holiday begins! Waiting at my local bus stop (Otago Peninsula) for the bus into town. This is a #NoFly #SlowTravel trip with many stages. Adding a hashtag so you can mute if not interested in my wanderings 😆

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Written by Ali Clarke :flag_tino: on 2025-01-13 at 00:12

Thanks for the good wishes everyone! I’m now on my next bus - the Intercity to Ōtautahi.

Good thing - it’s very cheap.

Sad thing - it’s not a train, there aren’t any on this route 😢

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Written by Ali Clarke :flag_tino: on 2025-01-13 at 00:21

Got all the essentials with me - book, phone, noise-cancelling headphones, flask of tea, snacks … it’s a long journey. Lucky to have a window seat!

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Written by Ali Clarke :flag_tino: on 2025-01-13 at 02:31

We have a 40 minute break in Oamaru, which is full of grand old buildings like this. I went for a quick walk, found the Victorian part of town closed for filming. Obviously some sort of period drama!

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Written by Ali Clarke :flag_tino: on 2025-01-13 at 02:55

We’ve just crossed the Waitaki River (can’t fit it into one snapshot) - I have left Otago! 😧

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Written by Ali Clarke :flag_tino: on 2025-01-13 at 07:07

I’m now in Ōtautahi 🎉 Once we got to the Canterbury plains I kept nodding off - oops! I found the bus comfortable and the drive was very smooth. We stopped for 15 minutes each in Timaru and Ashburton for the driver’s break, not time for more than a quick stretch of the legs.

I’m heading north tomorrow, but will stay here a couple of days on the way home. Just waiting for my room service dinner, and then to sleep for an early start in the morning 😴

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