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Business class was wonderful - however a 12 and 10 hour set of flights certainly takes its toll when it's coupled with a stonking cold! We both arrive feeling shocking!
Day 1
We arrived in Christchurch at 10am on Boxing Day however it was pouring with rain! It felt like we were still in London! Boy were get lagged. The hotel is great - and is Christchurch. Cliff wouldn't let me go to bed until after tea time so we had to venture out into the rain! We ended up in a local "mall" eating Mcdonalds for lunch! After buying an All Blacks umbrella we started to explore the city. It really is a little bit of England.
After a the main cathedral in Christchurch Square, a tour around the town in a tram, we dived into a bar for a quick game of pool to dry off! Boxing day and pool - we know how to live! Eventually it stopped raining and we could explore properly but we were beginning to flag! So a quick tea of sushi and into bed - 7pm!
We both slept for 12 hours!!
Day 2
The sun is shining and we are over the jet lag - however still both suffering from colds - cliff has a very gruff voice! After a breakfast in the beautiful square we're off to get the car and start exploring - its off to New Brighton Beach, Lyttleton, Governors Bay, Teddington, and back.
We forgot the suncream - so we both have red faces and necks too!
Everywhere seems to have a traditional British name, so tomorrow its off to Okains Bay to the Maori Museum.
Not before a trip to Hays for tea - for traditional NZ lamb!
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