Today, being C&M’s last day in NZ, we were determined to make the most of it, especially since we would be in the company of my cousin Gail and her husband Ian😊.
With a forecast of fine weather peaking at 24C we decided we should maximize the outdoor activities, but first breakfast at the popular Child Sister restaurant
We decided that the first task was to take a 30 mins bus across town to take the Gondola ride up to The Crater Rim on the south side…
The views ascending and then from the viewing gallery over The Crater Rim were indeed excellent, especially with the bonus of it being a take off location for the local paragliders!
After doing the return bus into the City Centre stage 2 was a 40 mins City Tour on the iconic 100 year old Christchurch tram – yay!
We disembarked alongside the River Avon then found a great Irish pub for a late lunch – the appeal of a couple of pints of cold Guinness on this very warm day was irresistible to Calum and Ian🍺🍺
A stroll along the riverside soon had us humming along to “New York, New York” when we heard a blind busker doing a great Karaoke version☺️🎶
Stage 3 had us visiting the local Botanic Gardens, in a very pleasant 23C😎
We then had the pleasure of taking an even older tram back into the city centre😊
After absorbing more of the atmosphere of this lovely city we found a great Indian restaurant to have C&M’s final dinner of this trip…
So, a fabulous way for all of us, and especially for C&M, to spend their final day in NZ as tomorrow they’re off to San Francisco….just not sure they’ll be wearing flowers in their hair😉
Tech Note: I’ve had some probs today loading images to this site, such that not all the images/comments are necessarily in the right sequence, but not sure how that has happened 🤔 Hopefully, it’s a one-off🤞N.
BTDU 