Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
Vintage Car & Machinery Museum
MUSEUM
(178 Talbot St; adult/child $10/free; 9.30am-4pm daily Oct-May, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun Jun-Sep)
You don't have to be a rev-head to enjoy this vintage car collection. The oldest is a 1907
De Dion-Bouton but the most impressive is a gleaming, fully restored 1926 Bentley.
There's also a purpose-built Daimler used for the 1954 royal tour, plus some very nice
Jags, 1970s muscle cars and all sorts of farm machinery.
1066 - A Medieval Mosaic
GALLERY
(
www.1066.co.nz
;
10 Wilson St; 10am-4pm)
One can only marvel at the obsessive-
compulsion behind this 42m re-creation of the Bayeux Tapestry, painted onto a backdrop
made from two-million steel bits sourced from discarded industrial knitting machine
parts. Just as impressive are the bespoke mathematical puzzles and games for sale. And if
you're feeling chilly, the world's biggest woollen jersey is also on display.
Geraldine Historical Museum
MUSEUM
(5 Cox St; 10am-3pm Mon-Sat, 12.30-3pm Sun)
Occupying the photogenic Town
Board Office building (1885), this cute little museum tells the town's story with an ec-
lectic mix of exhibits including old photos, a wedding dress and a pump organ (which
you're welcome to play).
Activities
Big Rock Canyons
CANYONING
( 03-693 8904;
www.bigrockcanyons.co.nz
;
Nov-Apr)
Offers slippy, slidey day-long ad-
ventures in the Kaumira Canyon ($260), as well as five others of varying degrees of dif-
ficulty.
Skydiving Kiwis
SKYDIVING
( 0800 359 549;
www.skydivingkiwis.com
;
1 Brodie Rd)
Kiwis aren't so great at flying but
we expect they're quite good at plummeting. Strap yourself to the human version for a
6000ft ($235), 9000ft ($285) or 12,000ft ($335) leap. Flights depart from Rangitata Is-
land Airport, 21km east of Geraldine.
