Breakdown in Murchison and wine-bike tours in Renwick, New Zealand
Near Murchison You are a traveller. You are sat on the middle seat of a tow-truck racing down the narrow roads leading to Murchison, New Zealand. The tow-truck driver is silent. She seems annoyed that you have decided to break down on a Saturday, of all days. Your travel companions are beside you, wincing as you narrowly approach each cliff face before turning sharply. The bearded one is eating peanuts. The curly haired one is silently shaming him. The driver drops you off just outside Riverside Holiday Park next to a local graveyard. A few mourners are walking slowly among the graves. They look at you with disdain as the mechanic noisily lowers your vehicle from the truck. She attempts to start the van, creating still more noise, and after a lot of revving the car idles heavily beside the graveyard. You park up the van inside the park. At Riverside Holiday Park Murchison will be your home for the next three nights while you wait for the van to not be fixed. Murchiso...