06/07/2026
What an adventure our journey home turned out to be! 🚐☕🌧️
After three fabulous days exploring Dunedin with our wonderful Creative Kiwi crew, we were all set to head home by train. Unfortunately, the railway line ended up under nearly a metre of water, so the train was cancelled and it was straight to Plan B!
Thankfully, Mike was already driving the van back to Christchurch, so instead of an empty van, he had a full load of happy travellers. Along the way we kept ourselves entertained with plenty of coffees, scones, laughs and good company.
We stopped at Whitestone Cheese in Oamaru while waiting for the roads to reopen, then enjoyed a beautiful lunch at Mike's niece Rebecca and Fletcher's home in Weston. A huge thank you to you both for your warm hospitality, it was such a lovely surprise and very much appreciated by everyone. ❤️
The roads eventually reopened, and after a memorable day of unexpected detours, everyone arrived home safe and sound at 5.30pm. 🥰
A massive thank you to Mike for getting us home safely and to our fantastic group for taking everything in their stride. Sometimes the unplanned moments become the stories we'll remember the most!
Until the next Creative Kiwi adventure!