{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-journal-js","path":"/journal/159","result":{"data":{"markdownRemark":{"html":"<h1>Renwick to Blenheim</h1>\n<h3>Wednesday May 9, 2018, 9 miles (15 km) - Total so far: 4,533 miles</h3>\n<p>(7,295 km)</p>\n<p>Hardly worth an entry but, for completeness……. This strange backtrack was\nmotivated entirely by my wish to participate in Blenheim parkrun on the\nSaturday.</p>\n<p>We took the New Renwick road between the two towns. It's fairly quiet with an\nintermittent shoulder, and pretty scenery. It also allowed us to check out\nVilla Maria and Wither Hills wineries, which we planned to visit during our\nstay.</p>\n<p>We stayed at Copperbeech backpackers. It’s a friendly place but, without\ndoubt, geared up for the working holiday visa brigade. I reckon we were the\noldest there by about 15 years! It’s a little run down / grungy but seemed to\nbe cleaned every five minutes, so surface mess was minimal. They were very\nbusy, so we ended up in the caravan out the front which was actually brilliant</p>\n<ul>\n<li>cheap, comfortable and the extra personal space was a huge bonus. The\nkitchen gets really busy when everyone gets home from work but was practically\ndeserted later in the evening. Things livened up at the weekend, but it was\nall fairly low key.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Blenheim is a lot bigger than Renwick! The wide range of amenities (read\ncoffee shops) came as a welcome change. We did indeed visit Villa Maria and\nWither Hills, plus Lawson’s dry hills - all highly recommended. As is the\n‘Wine Station’ - more self-serve wine. And parkrun was great of course :) my\n49th, saving my 50th for Sydney!</p>\n<p><span\n      class=\"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\"\n      style=\"position: relative; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;  max-width: 800px;\"\n    >\n      <a\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-link\"\n    href=\"/static/68435beae75babac7d094acade585ee9/f9218/EDC44F13-0034-43F2-ACC7-9C394C63E9C2.jpg\"\n    style=\"display: block\"\n    target=\"_blank\"\n    rel=\"noopener\"\n  >\n    <span\n    class=\"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\"\n    style=\"padding-bottom: 75%; position: relative; bottom: 0; left: 0; background-image: url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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'); background-size: cover; display: block;\"\n  ></span>\n  <img\n        class=\"gatsby-resp-image-image\"\n        alt=\"Quiet, flat road between Renwick and Blenheim\"\n        title=\"Quiet, flat road between Renwick and Blenheim\"\n        src=\"/static/68435beae75babac7d094acade585ee9/4b190/EDC44F13-0034-43F2-ACC7-9C394C63E9C2.jpg\"\n        srcset=\"/static/68435beae75babac7d094acade585ee9/e07e9/EDC44F13-0034-43F2-ACC7-9C394C63E9C2.jpg 200w,\n/static/68435beae75babac7d094acade585ee9/066f9/EDC44F13-0034-43F2-ACC7-9C394C63E9C2.jpg 400w,\n/static/68435beae75babac7d094acade585ee9/4b190/EDC44F13-0034-43F2-ACC7-9C394C63E9C2.jpg 800w,\n/static/68435beae75babac7d094acade585ee9/e5166/EDC44F13-0034-43F2-ACC7-9C394C63E9C2.jpg 1200w,\n/static/68435beae75babac7d094acade585ee9/f9218/EDC44F13-0034-43F2-ACC7-9C394C63E9C2.jpg 1333w\"\n        sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;vertical-align:middle;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n      />\n  </a>\n    </span></p>","frontmatter":{"date":null,"path":"/journal/159","title":""}}},"pageContext":{}}}