Day 2 in Christchurch

Although the sun was not shining when we awoke this morning at least it wasn't raining. We decided to check with the local tourist information just to see what they thought of our itinerary. I think he was most impressed and Nick, the guy that we spoke to, came up with a route for us and suggestions of how long to stay in each place. Then it was off to collect the car, a pretty painless procedure, the only drawback being that it is an automatic and I have only ever driven a manual. Anyway Pete says that I will manage. We then made our way to go up yet another gondola (cable car to you and me). All was well until it stopped for what seemed like minutes but was probably only a few seconds but at least we reached the top and it was well worth the effort. The view across Canterbury Plains, Christchurch and Lyttleton was amazing and you could even see the Pacific Ocean. As there was a walking route down we decide to give the gondola a miss and made our way along the road and down a track called the Bridle Way. It was pretty tough going and very rough under foot but would you believe it there were people actually walking up and it was very steep in places. I think we will sleep well tonight.