Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

I have now finished walking Heathcote Valley apart from the Summit Road. The library has the Summit Road as part of Heathcote Valley. The area was named after Sir William Heathcote who was a member of the Canterbury Association. There was an article in Papers Past for 1848 with a list of the members and… Read more

Bridle Path Rd – formerly Heathcote Valley Road. Heathcote Valley Road is mentioned in The Lyttelton Times 1860- 1904. Bridle Path Road first appears in street directories in 1903, running from Sumner Road to Port Hills. A small amount of information from the library website. In Papers Past under the name Heathcote Valley Road the… Read more