Christchurch

Another beautiful morning and perfect for Tarun to do yoga on the beach. We were heading north to Christchurch with the first stop at Kurow because we heard there was a steep hill for the goat to climb.

The trip was interesting as we followed the 'forgotten world' trail with its unusual rock formations.

We found the 'hill' in Kurow and off went Tarun while once again I had coffee with a couple we'd met along the way. 

In the mid 1950's I remember staying with relatives who owned the Kurow general store and the cafe we were in was a much renovated version of it.

These days Kurow is mainly known for being Ritchie McCaw's hometown and obviously several people were making some sort of pilgrimage  there as I saw lots of people wearing No7 All Black jerseys.

We had decided that as we weren't in a hurry to get to Christchurch we would take the long route via Tekapo... and what a good choice that was!

 

Of all the lakes Pukaki looked the most inviting to Tarun, and much to the amazement of all the tourists he went swimming!!!  Glacial-fed Lake Pukaki in April !!!!!

Nice easy driving around this area.

Next stop was Lake Tekapo where we joined the many tourists checking out the Church of the Good Shepherd.

This was a long drive, so on advice from some locals we stopped at Fairlie for a pie from the Fairlie Bakehouse. Yum is all I can say ... and there was even a vegetarian pie for Tarun.

The day had involved a lot of driving so buy the time we arrived in our motel in Christchurch we were pleased to be able to settle in and do nothing. After so much moving from place to place it will be nice to have three nights here.