Camelot Cathedral Square Christchurch

... Walker Creek campsite, about 50km out of Te Arnu. It had a large, dense & robust tree which afforded us good protection from the rain for the evening "cocktail party" and a fair-smelling dunny with a skylight panel (this one was a flaash one aye). NZ DOC sites don't seem to be big on the campfire/bbq bit and this area was no exception. A campsite a bit further on did have some rudimentary fireboxes, but we'd need a litre or two of hi-octane "woofwood" to get it lit in this climate ...

Woke up early and all had pretty sore heads, the last night in Queenstown was Karaoke!! Was sooo funny! we had 4 of us girls on stage singing R.E.S.P.E.C.T ha!! Kat was Beyonce bellowing out the tunes, Hel was hiding behind miming, Lou and Alice were trying to swing the microphone round suductivily and FAILED as all the batteries in the mic flew out acoross the audience ooops!!! Kat then decided to do a solo!! was brill... Whitney Huston blasted ...

... left for Christchurch a little after 8:00 pm. It was a short flight and we arrived in Christchurch a little after 9:00 pm. I claimed my bags and took a cab to the Heritage hotel. They were expecting me and while I was checking in, the bellhop took my bags to my room for me. They are quite efficient at this hotel. The room seemed nice, but I was so tired, that I hardley noticed. I climbed into bed and was asleep in a matter of seconds.

... Alps mountain range. We flew extremely low over the mountains because you need to land in Christchurch shortly after clearing them, so I got a great look at the snow-capped peaks, despite it being summer in NZ. After landing, I took a $5 bus to my hostel, the Base backpackers. As I would come to learn, there is a Base backpackers in pretty much every city in Australia and NZ, and they are typically fairly nice and are clean, so they make a ...

... sont restées françaises, mais surtout pour le tourisme avouons-le, car plus personne n'y parle le français. Nous pouvons donc trouver sur la place du village, juste à côté de la rue jolie, le terrain de pétanque. Le retaurant un tenu par un français qui fait de la cuisine gastronomique. Un petit coup de coeur, surtout depuis près d'un an que nous avons quitté le pays.

... until his mate gets here. I don't think I'd be very happy about driving in Taiwan! So a big 'doh-je' to the estimable Wen-Po Chiang and we hope he enjoys his travels.<br><br>There was a massive thunderstorm yesterday, but now it is lovely and sunny. Today we've been up to the Lyttleton crater rim for a last up hill and down dale walk, and now it's time for last shopping, my annual pampering session at the hairdresser (the only thing I want in common with Brian May ...