Sunday Nov 29th, 2009
This morning we are having our usual toast, fruit and coffee for breakfast, pack, and then we are off to Kaikoura. We make a couple of stops before we leave Christchurch. We plug into the GPS, Rotary Race track, and head off to the market to see what it is all about. This market is just like Peterborough’s market only three times the size. What fun we had. There are over 300 stalls selling new goods, used goods, food, vegetables and just about everything you could think of. We purchase a couple of little presents and a large bag of onions for $2.We continue on again and stop along the way for
coffee then continue our drive to Kairkoura. In town we found chili and pepper gluten free sausages for dinnerTomorrow we are heading to Picton.
Christchurch, Papanui Coffee, Shopping
Saturday Nov 28th, 2009
Saturday morning and there is water on the ground so it looks like it is raining today. We get up and have breakfast, toast without any butter, and find out that there are others in the park with
missing food. It now seems from our conversations with others that the park has not cleaned out the fridge as someone went yesterday to talk to them about their missing food. It seems that there is someone stealing food and unfortunately we do not know who.
We decide to drive to Papanui to have a look around the suburb and we find this nice little bike shop. I stop in at the sewing shop next door and find out that there is a quilter’s café around the corner.
It is a cute little shop with beautiful quilting and appliqué.
In Christchurch most roads have bike lanes. At the intersections they have used red stone in the pavement to keep drivers aware that they must leave room for the bikers.
Tomorrow we are heading to Kaikoura.
Christchurch, Crater Drive, Akaroa, RSA Dinner
Friday Nov 27th, 2009
Today we take a drive up to Summit Road, the rim of the crater. The drive
is beautiful and at the top we stop at the Centennial Memorial to the Pioneer woman of Canterbury. Woman arriving by boat in the Port of Lyttelton had to endure a long and painful climb to the top of the crater rim to get to the other side and begin their new lives. It is at this point on the mountain that the 
monument was raise
d to celebrate their perseverance. We talk briefly with a couple of Christchurch ladies who have walked up the hill path. They do this for a bit of exercise, and as the hill is quite steep a bit of exercise is what they get. They say the downhill part is the best.
Further down the road we stop and climb to the rim of the volcano. Across the opposi
te side of the road, and u
p the hill is a beacon. We decide to climb to the top and take our lunch with us. The beacon is a geodetic position marker and we are able sit on the concrete base and have a picnic lunch. We can see the surrounding countryside. The wind 
picks up and we feel like we are going to be blown off the top!
We are travelling to the small town of Akaroa. The road is again very twisty and windy as it follows the Pacific shore. The wind is picking up and we are nearly blown off the road as we travel along then climb the hill once again towards the volcano’s rim. Akaroa is located inside the remnants of an old volcano and we have to climb to the top of the rim and down the other side to get into the town. At the top, the view is once again beautiful and we drink in the scenery. In the town, we park and do a walk about. It has a French flair
as the early settlers arrived from France and brought their creative flair to the area.
There are lots of little boat houses in this area.
Opposite the car, is a nice little house with a beautiful ros
e garden. We admired this garden on the way into town, but now a lady has now come out of her house and is feeding a small dog an ice cream cone. We chat with her for a while and find out that she has a daughter in Canada. She is married and has lived in Edmonton for many 
years now. We tell her what beautiful roses she has then we hop in the car and
head back to Christchurch for dinner.
This lovely horse came when I called it...makes me think of Dancer with those ears up!
Tonight we are not cooking! Dinner will be at the Papanui RSA (Returned Services Association). Alan had a lovely roast pork dinner and I had lamb shanks…Wow…just like Mum’s roasts!
Some of the birds we see are this littl
e brown and grey one...it likes t
he peanuts and raisins we were having as a snack. Also, this black and white bird reminds us of the magpie in Alberta. It is about the same size, but it isn't noisy!
Saturday Nov 28th, 2009
Saturday morning and there is water on the ground so it looks like it is raining today. We get up and have breakfast, toast without any butter, and find out that there are others in the park with
missing food. It now seems from our conversations with others that the park has not cleaned out the fridge as someone went yesterday to talk to them about their missing food. It seems that there is someone stealing food and unfortunately we do not know who.We decide to drive to Papanui to have a look around the suburb and we find this nice little bike shop. I stop in at the sewing shop next door and find out that there is a quilter’s café around the corner.
It is a cute little shop with beautiful quilting and appliqué.
In Christchurch most roads have bike lanes. At the intersections they have used red stone in the pavement to keep drivers aware that they must leave room for the bikers.
Tomorrow we are heading to Kaikoura.
Christchurch, Crater Drive, Akaroa, RSA Dinner
Friday Nov 27th, 2009
Today we take a drive up to Summit Road, the rim of the crater. The drive
is beautiful and at the top we stop at the Centennial Memorial to the Pioneer woman of Canterbury. Woman arriving by boat in the Port of Lyttelton had to endure a long and painful climb to the top of the crater rim to get to the other side and begin their new lives. It is at this point on the mountain that the 
monument was raise
d to celebrate their perseverance. We talk briefly with a couple of Christchurch ladies who have walked up the hill path. They do this for a bit of exercise, and as the hill is quite steep a bit of exercise is what they get. They say the downhill part is the best.Further down the road we stop and climb to the rim of the volcano. Across the opposi
te side of the road, and u
p the hill is a beacon. We decide to climb to the top and take our lunch with us. The beacon is a geodetic position marker and we are able sit on the concrete base and have a picnic lunch. We can see the surrounding countryside. The wind 
picks up and we feel like we are going to be blown off the top!
We are travelling to the small town of Akaroa. The road is again very twisty and windy as it follows the Pacific shore. The wind is picking up and we are nearly blown off the road as we travel along then climb the hill once again towards the volcano’s rim. Akaroa is located inside the remnants of an old volcano and we have to climb to the top of the rim and down the other side to get into the town. At the top, the view is once again beautiful and we drink in the scenery. In the town, we park and do a walk about. It has a French flair
as the early settlers arrived from France and brought their creative flair to the area.There are lots of little boat houses in this area.
Opposite the car, is a nice little house with a beautiful ros
e garden. We admired this garden on the way into town, but now a lady has now come out of her house and is feeding a small dog an ice cream cone. We chat with her for a while and find out that she has a daughter in Canada. She is married and has lived in Edmonton for many 
years now. We tell her what beautiful roses she has then we hop in the car and
head back to Christchurch for dinner.This lovely horse came when I called it...makes me think of Dancer with those ears up!
Tonight we are not cooking! Dinner will be at the Papanui RSA (Returned Services Association). Alan had a lovely roast pork dinner and I had lamb shanks…Wow…just like Mum’s roasts!
Some of the birds we see are this littl
e brown and grey one...it likes t
he peanuts and raisins we were having as a snack. Also, this black and white bird reminds us of the magpie in Alberta. It is about the same size, but it isn't noisy!
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