Sunday 24 November 2019

Storylines South Island tour: November 2019: Day Two

We all loved our stay in beautiful Kaikoura, and especially our fabulous dinner at The Pier Hotel, where we sat outside in the late evening sunshine and pulled two tables together so we could all face the view over the bay and the mountains behind.

First stop for Eileen and me on Tuesday morning was the delightful Rotherham School, where we were greeted by two Year 6's who were waiting for us.
"How many of you altogether in Year 6?" we asked.
"Four !" they said.

We appreciated our delicious pick-me-up morning tea of cheese and crackers and grapes, and we loved going into one of the junior classrooms after our talk to hear the Year 1's read some of their stories to us.

Next stop was Hurunui College, where the amazing librarian Paul had created a display of some of my books. He also had a most delicious lunch prepared for us, and even had his Year 9 barista ready to make whatever tea or coffee we wanted.

(The Storylines tours are free for schools, and all that is asked of them is to provide morning tea or lunch for us. We so appreciated the tasty treats that many people had taken the trouble to make.)





Meanwhile Paula, Vasanti and Eileen had been to visit Waiau School, Amuri Area School and Waikari School, and then our expert driver Anne took us on to Amberley for the night. The roads on this leg of the trip were winding and a little carsick-inducing, but the scenery was stunning! Today and yesterday, we were all taken aback to realise how much work is still being carried out on the main highways, post-earthquake.

Many excellent questions so far:

  • Were you alive in the Depression?
  • Have you ever used a fountain pen?
  • Did you ever get a telegram?
  • When schools were closed for polio would it be like being in lockdown? (#signofthetimes)
  • What emotions do you feel when you are writing? (That's a great question!)
  • What is the funniest book you've written?
  • How long do you stress for about getting ideas?



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