A very nice bronze outside of Captain Henry Cain, one of the early Timaru Settlers who on his return from sea opened a General Store and subsequent landing service. He became a prominent businessman in the district.
He served as Mayor from 1870 to 1873. Captain Cain died in 1886 after being poisoned by his son-in-law.
Off to Caroline Bay and down in the provided elevator to the Rose Garden and very novel War Memorial on the foreshore along with the Peace Face sculpture.
Elevator Structure The Peace Face
Part of the War Memorial
From there we decided to go to a little Cafe/Restaurant/Craft store called The Shearing Quarters a quirky little place out along the country roads which boasts a mini putt course and farm animals for kids along with the food and coffee.
The Cafe Inside the Store
After a bit of lunch we were off again to find the Richard Pearse Memorial via Pleasant Point, unfortunately the Railway Museum and running loco’s were not working today so we carried on to find the memorial out in the middle of nowhere.
Richard Pearse Aircraft Memorial
Richard Pearse was New Zealands Pioneer Aviator and is the memorial recognises the first heavier than air powered flight in New Zealand by a British Aviator on 31st March 1903. This memorial marks the spot where the aircraft crashed.
Back to Geraldine and a visit to the Vintage Car and tractor museum, a very large collection of vehicles, tractors and farm equipment spread over 5 buildings
Some of the Vehicles John Brittens “Motorhome” restoration
Returning to the POP we joined some of the other visitors for 4ZZZZ’s in the sunshine. Tomorrow we move on from this excellent Park Over Property.
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