Akaroa - Christchurch
Trip Start
Nov 04, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 06, 2007
Christchurch, New Zealand
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Also, there was some unfinished business. Around 25 years ago, Gavin was photographed on one the rims outside Lyttleton, and there has been much discussion of recreating the event with the second generation.
So we drove around the Akaroa rim first, being the closest to Akaroa. There were some grand views to be had. There were even some pleasant photos. We met Phillipa and Conrad from UK, who took a lovely picture of us and a crater.
Round the crater, and then down across the lake, we came up again to the Lyttleton crater, driving up to the Kiwi Sign. Unfortunately, this was NOT the location of the fabled 1981 family portrait atop crater, but we took a photo anyway.
Back down at Lyttleton, we enjoyed a burger at the Irish Pub, while Mckayla had a mini pizza. Yasmin had chips. Then it was time to head on over to Christchurch, because we had to clean out the hotel and hand it back to the people.
Pretty exciting interlude ...
At the hotel hire company, Gavin discovered that the damage would cost $812, $712 of which will (hopefully) be borne by the insurance company. The damage was confirmed to consist of only broken plywood. But apparently plywood is expensive in New Zealand.
Being sans vehicular motel, we legged it out of there a couple of blocks or so to the New Zealand Lone Star, which is a little different to the Australian version. Still a steak sort of place, but a bit nicer. The kids enjoyed fish and chips (again) while we had a fajita plate to share. On returning to the stationary motel, we realised that we only had five hours before we had to get up again.
