The Great Coffey Road Trip: Day six, Timaru 

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We touched down in Timaru following a fantastic show in Oamaru on Monday , very tired but ready for another great day.

I had a mild panic attack at the hotel when I couldnt start my lap-top, and I wasnt betting that at 6pm on a Monday night there would be many places still open. So my producer Alison and I hit the streets, trawling for anywhere that had a technician-type to fix my dead computer. Alison managed to talk a local repairman into re-opening his shop and taking a look. Ten minutes later we both discovered that, truth be told, I simply hadnt plugged the thing in properly! So we left somewhat red-faced, but glad that I could still write the weather in the morning.

The month of November is definitely a great time to be in Timaru. We set up on the piazza for the morning. I was stoked we had a good crowd even from 6.30am! The spot was perfect, we could see the main street, the port, Caroline Bay, the carnival, and the gorgeous sunrise.

Being the same day as the Melbourne Cup, it was very timely that the crew from the Racecourse headed down with their marquette of Phar Lap. Before the end of the month theyll have a replica life-size version of the famous horse at the course.

We also managed to get right down into the rose garden for one of the crosses, to celebrate the Festival of Roses at the end of the month. Not only that, but we had the models from the Hat and Hair Art Awards there, wearing their stunning creations from last years event.

But the most scrumptious part of the morning was indulging in all the foods of the region that had been set up. We had quite the banquet, from Mays mince pies from Timaru, Barker's jams and chutneys from Geraldine, and Pauls favourite, Denheath custard squares from Pleasant Point.

All in all, another brilliant day. Now were continuing our journey northward next stop Ashburton.

If thats near your neck of the woods then come down and grab a cup of coffee from the McCafe Cruiser love to see you there.

Tamati

You can check out where Tamati will be in week two of The Great Coffey Road Trip here