TO LOVELY AKAROA AND BACK IN ONE DAY.
by OAKLEY’S MOTORS
First you leave the Square, passing through Halswell aud Tai Tapu, on the way to Akaroa, Then Mqtukarara is passed, and after going through the Rabbit Gatos, Lake Ellesmere is sighted, whore hundreds of ducks and swans are to be scon. Following the Hills around, Birdling’s Flat is passed, and Lake Forsyth is reached, which is bound on either side by lofty, towering hills. ’Then after passing over the Switch Back, Little River is reached—-a pretty township. Then Wairewa dairying district is passed, and the climb on tho Hills for four miles is commenced. At length you reach tho Hill Top, where a good morning cup of tea is served, the stay here is about fifteen minutes. Looking across the hays, you see lovely Akaroa, tho prettiest sight in Canterbury. Then the descent is started, until Barry’s Bay is reached. Then you pass through Duvauchelle’s Bay. Robinson’s Bay, Takamatua, ami then the climb of two miles on the last hill is started, and then Akaroa —the destination—is reached, where your friends are waiting to .welcome you.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 20073, 9 October 1920, Page 9
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