Update 1/12/21: Registrations are full but please still email Graeme if you would like to be on the waitlist for cancellations.
The Southern team has organised a 6 day/5 night Autumn Tour from Christchurch, across to the West Coast to explore the region and its attractions, then back to Christchurch, in April 2022. The plan is to depart for Lake Brunner on Tuesday 5 April, returning to Christchurch on Sunday 10 April. We’ll have 200 – 350km driving per day leaving plenty of time for other activities.
Subject to Covid and the weather, the tentative itinerary (accommodation all booked, several activities still in discussion) is: (Drive distances and times based on AA calculator.)
Date | Route | Kms | Time |
Restaurant/Accommodation |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 Apr |
Christchurch West Melton - Arthurs Pass Arthurs Pass - Moana, Lake Brunner |
115 76 |
1:24 1:01 |
Crafty Moa Eatery Hotel Lake Brunner 03 738 0083 |
6 Apr |
Lake Brunner - Blackball Blackball - Franz Joseph |
36 197 |
0:29 2:30 |
Blackball Hilton Bella Vista Motel 03 752 0008 |
7 Apr |
Franz Joseph - Ruatapu Ruatapu - Kokatahi School Kokatahi - Coal Creek Coal Creek - Punakaiki |
122 23 61 37 |
1:30 0:17 0:47 0:29 |
Tree Top Walk Lunch On Yer Bike Adventures Punakaiki Resort 03 731 1168 |
8 Apr |
Punakaiki - Karamea Karamea - Westport Denniston Mining Museum Seal Colony, Westport |
151 95 |
2:15 1:25 |
Vinnies Cafe Carters by the Sea 03 789 8169 Westport Spa Motel 03 789 5273 |
9 Apr |
Westport - Murchison Murchison - Maruia Springs Maruia Springs - Hanmer |
97 97 78 |
1:20 1:08 1:00 |
Coffee Lunch Alpine Lodge Motel 03 315 7311 |
10 Ap | Hanmer Springs - Christchurch | 133 | 1:45 |
Average daily drive 237km. Average day drive time 3:07, leaving plenty of time to enjoy the town in the morning, the journey and/or destination town in the afternoon. Group dinner each evening.
We have pencilled in rooms at each venue. You will need to make your own phone calls to secure the rooms I have booked. Advise the motel that you want one of the Porsche Club rooms. We have 23 cars and 39 members registered so far, so if all our rooms are taken at a venue, they have additional rooms or an overflow arrangement with a nearby provider.
This is an official PCNZ Southern event but does not involve the club arranging finances. You will pay for your accommodation, activities, food and beverages as you go.
Please advise me at grnl49@gmail.com if you’d like to join the group.
Regards
Graeme Lindsay
Regional Co-ordinator, Christchurch Region
Porsche Club of New Zealand Inc.
Ph: (03) 347.4103 (021) 897.283