It pretty much rained all night last night and we were grateful for the camper when it came to pack up. Again it was a quiet start to the day as far as kids were concerned. After all the waking and going back to sleep that I usually do, we woke around 8.15. Yay – sleep in. We had planned to go to the Hot Springs which opened at 10am so we had plenty of time for a lazy get up. We thought we’d miss the crowds but alas everyone else had the same idea. Apparently a week ago in the peak they had 5000 people through in one day. Yikes! It’s a bit similar to the Peninsula Hot Springs but much bigger and a bit more developed. Despite that it was very nice and we spent 2 hours soaking up the warmth in the beautiful sunshine. I think I got a bit burnt actually.
While I’m on the subject of weather, I think we have done very well. It’s only rained once and that was last night and it was overnight. We are now in Christchurch and it’s a beautiful day and the forecast is looking great. We feel quite lucky given what is happening back home.
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| One of the stunning views |
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| Thrillseekers Canyon |
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| Thrillseekers Canyon |
After sorting out yesterday’s blog, loading up some photo’s (we had a bit of trouble last night) and preparing a quick lunch, we set off for Christchurch. With the normal stunning scenery, we had a couple of quick stops along the ways to take photo’s. In particular, Thrillseekers canyon – another bridge over a gorge where you can put your life in the hands of a couple of people with a long stretchy rope. We arrived in Christchurch at around 4.30, booked into the camping area, chose the best available spot, and then drove into the city to check it out. It’s always interesting looking at different cities, although I’m happy to have a quick look and then go back to the bush. On the way in we realised that it was probably right on peak hour but the traffic was pretty good actually. We found a parking spot for our large machine right in the middle of town then we wandered around and Mandy took a few photo’s of the interesting sights.
We look forward to another quiet night and then will head to Lake Tekapo tomorrow. It’s Mandy’s birthday tomorrow so we’ll have dinner out and I’ll try to hook up with the kids on Skype.
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