Blenheim

Up early this morning, first full day on South Island. We need to get the battery tested, shopping, washing etc.
Phoned the hire company and they gave us the address to take the van, they tested it and found it to be poor, so a new one to be fitted. The mechanic removed the old one only to find it had no label on it and it was too small, there was even a piece of palette wood underneath to make it fit.
New battery fitted of the correct size, jobs a good'n
The next day we took a walk around the wetlands and the final resting place of the T.S.S. Waverley.
Lunch time.

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