Day 13: Thursday January 4 1934
Up 10am. Dinner STEW, TEA, DAMPERS, BREAD BUTTER MILK. Left for Cass 12:30. Arrived 1:15. Received reply to telegram – Coming OK. – Train was late, arriving 2:45 – Saw Hotshop Hut and Lake Sarah from train – Rain started as we came through Kowai – lashing down at Rolleston – thunder lightning.
Arrived at the Metropolis 4:45pm to be greeted by rain, a reporter and more rain, and learned poor old ChCh had had very few fine days over the holiday period, while we, in the rainy country had had 5 completely fine enjoyable days, 3 fine but cloudy and cool days. i.e. 8 days of continuous fine weather and altogether on the trip 10 days of good weather.
Mileage: 3 miles