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Ray and Kay Beaven from Ashburton have been camping at Timaru Top 10 Holiday Park on Selwyn Street for more than 20 years.
The rain in South Canterbury hasn’t stopped loyal campers from returning to their favorite Timaru camp.
Timaru Top 10 Holiday Park on Selwyn Street was taking care of 40 stranded tourists when the Covid-19 ban was enforced across New Zealand in March 2020.
On Tuesday, the MetService said vacationers to South Canterbury should expect the occasional showers as the run-up to the New Year’s cloudy weather.
Ray Beaven from Ashburton has been a loyal Christmas visitor to Timaru Camp with his wife Kay for over 20 years.
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“It’s a beautiful camp, one of the best,” said Beaven.
“We [Ray and Kay] come here for christmas. It’s not far from Ashburton and we have friends down here. It’s good company. ”
He said the weather on Boxing Day was “not that bad”.
“Monday was a beautiful and sunny day. We don’t worry about the weather. “
The couple have traveled all over the South Island and bought a trailer 15 years ago when their children grew up.
“We have been caravanning since then.”
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Joan and Alvin Bell honeymooned at Camp Timaru 64 years ago.
Meanwhile, the Mosgiel couple Joan and Alvin Bell have a memorable history with the camp when they spent their honeymoon in a trailer there 64 years ago.
“We were in Milton at the time and it was a long trip to Kaikōura and the camp was a stop on the way,” said Joan Bell.
“We travel to Timaru several times a year because we like the area.
“It [the weather] When we arrived on Boxing Day it was fine and we are not very concerned about the weather. We don’t mind. “
Bell believes the park’s number of campers has decreased this year.
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Heather Moffatt from Christchurch has been camping at Timaru Park for more than 40 years.
Heather Moffatt of Christchurch said she visits her daughter in Timaru twice a year during Christchurch Show Day and for Christmas.
“The weather doesn’t affect me,” said Moffatt.
“Boxing day was wonderful, but the weather for the past two days has not worried me.
“There are children running around the camp who are as happy as Larry.”
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Ray and Kay Beaven from Ashburton, who have been attending the camp for more than 20 years, speak to camp owner Gordon Collister.
Gordon Collister has owned the park for 25 years and says campers keep coming back because Timaru appeals to a lot of people.
“It’s a nice place and we have hot showers and clean toilets,” said Collister.
“It’s a combination of factors like the atmosphere of the park and the city. There are nice and reserved people in the park. ”
Collister said Christmas bookings at the park had declined because Timaru County Council offered free camping in the bay and the Caroline Bay Carnival’s cancellation resulted in a 20-30 percent decrease.
“We can’t compete with something that’s free,” he said.