Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa

Arrived in Christchurch early in the afternoon and many of the naughty Drop Bears went to sleep in their new beds. Us others went for a walk around the shops and tried to find somewhere to watch the AFL Grand final. Eventually found a bar who let us watch it - much to their amusement - and we stayed there for more entertainment and to watch another …

I expected some work to be available in the weekend, but due to the rainy weather we had been getting recently this was no longer the case. So I chilled back at the house for a few beers and made a few plans. I decided that I’m going to get to Queenstown for 12th June for a few days and try my luck with jobs over there. It’ll be Mike&# …

We ate out at Monteith's Brewery and Bar which had steak night $20 for a huge steak and mash! The staff were really friendly asking where we were from and how long we were on the island for. There is real competition between north and south with southerners insisting the south island is better and we should spend more time here (which we are!).

We have a couple of things planned for a flying visit to Hanmer Springs which involve visiting the famous thermal natural Hanmer springs spa and also we wanted to do a horse ride, we planned to try and cram these into one day as the horse riding trip is only an hour and we would prob only be at the spa for half a day too. When we arrive into Hanmer …

So we pick up our adventure about to leave Mount Cook. Norah clearly didn't like the mountain air as she decided to turn the fridge off and stop the water again, not good on the hottest day here so far - finally summer has arrived! We were directed to a garage where we discovered the connector had burnt itself out and the water pipe was twisted. …

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After tramping a couple of weekends in a row, I decided to take a week off. The Ilam Village team (Ilam Village is where I live) organized a trip to Hanmer Springs, a little town north of Christchurch. There's not much to do there, but there are some hills and the volcanic nature of New Zealand has been exploited by the town in the form of some hot …

... sleep in the Big Fella but at least she can run around a little. Once we are settled and sorted we head to the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa to chill out and relax as you can see from the pictures. The hottest spa is 42 degrees so we spend most of ...

... like church organ pipes. And to Hurunui Mouth where the sea was 2 different colours. Then drove up to Hanmer springs and went in the thermal pools and spa which are outside.... it stank like sulphur but was so nice, especially because it was so cold ...