Rose just arrived to Christchurch with her husband, John and her daughter, Vicky. They are traveling through the South Island with their ’88 BMW motorbikes. The little group only stopped for a quick lunch in the city then they are off to Timaru. “We are from Taranaki and travelled the South Island with our older daughter in March. Vicky wasn’t happy about having been missed out so we decided to come again, this time on our bikes instead of a car-trip. The day would be very nice only for the wind.” Rose turned 69 last week but she tells me this is NOT a birthday trip.