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Christchurch - the deal!
We arrived in Christchurch after a mere two and three quarter hour flight, where Yvonne was busted by the drug dog for having had bananas in her rucksack several days prior to the flight! New Zealand is surprisingly different from Australia - far more like England, wandering along the road next to the motel it didn't feel a million miles away from …
Phoqu'in evening!
... pour nous, nos places sont situées à l'opposé des leurs. Nous pourront donc voyager à peu près tranquilement (et avec un prétexte pour les vanner!!!).
Et oui, ce sera tranquille. Nous ne savons pas si c'est parce que nous sommes blasés de voir trop de belles choses,ou bien s'il était vraiment moins passionnant, mais ce trajet en train nous est apparu beaucoup plus fade et terne que les précédents!
Bref, trois petites heures de train plus ...
A Night in Jail
... Mount Cook (NZ highest mountain) and were treated to more stunning and dramatic views. After a brief stop we took advantage of a photo opportunity at Lake Pukaki, which has the most amazing turquoise coloured water due to the snow and glaciers melting from the surrounding mountains down into the lake. After a few more stops we eventually arrived at our destination.... Jail - where we would be spending the night. This was actually a ...
Finding the end of the long white cloud.
... for Old Country, no time limit, but it was 10c a mb or $5 for 50mb if you can’t be bothered working it out. I got 50mb for free which was a plus, but it basically meant you could watch a youtube video or two and you were done – not very useful for uploading photos either.
Leaving the hostel for a while, I headed into the city centre, taking in the extent of the earthquake on the city centre. Although not everywhere ...
The Journey Begins
So we left Nelson early Sunday morning, and it was a fresh morning. Pity the car heater didn't kick in till we got to Murch, and by then the sun was out anyway and it made the drive down to Christchurch much more pleasant. Dad drove to Murch and then I drove the rest of the way, exciting times as this was the first chance I had to drive roads not in ...