The day started off right on schedule. We left Timaru, made a quick stop at the Pac ‘N Save for groceries and were on the road to Christchurch. The Top 10 Holiday park in Christchurch is so busy during summer that it has a drive through check-in for campervans. Once in our spot, we left the camper and elected to take the bus into town. Unfortunately, after waiting for over 20 minutes for a bus that was suppose to come every 5-10 minutes, I was getting discouraged. But then I saw shiny red city bus approach our stop. I waved at the bus driver to stop. It was the #14 bus that was required to stop, but it didn’t!!! I just got a nod from the driver and he kept going.
Discouraged, we just decided to take the camper into city center. We started up the camper, but the transmission light was blinking non-stop. That can’t be good. No matter what Matt tried, the light would not stop blinking it’s warning. After a quick call to the rental company, we were advised to go to the Christchurch Airport and check with the Britz mechanic, so off we went. Of course, when the mechanic got in, the transmission light stopped blinking. The mechanic took the camper out for a spin and drove it like a Nascar Race Driver. I had to hang onto the table in the back. He said he needed to “push-it” to see if everything was ok. The light never came back on and our camper was given a clean bill of health.
City Center was nothing much but a city with a cathedral in the middle of it and lots of souvenir shops. We lasted about 2 hours walking the streets and then headed for the hills. We took a gondola ride to the top Mt. Cavendash. For being the second biggest attraction in the area, I expected a bit more. Maybe it’s just that after riding gondolas in Switzerland and China, this one was just a tad anti-climatic. It did have a nice view of the area. I liked being above the city better than in the city.
My favorite New Zealand phrase for the day in in regards to some cheese we bought. The sticker says, “Ripe for Tonight!”
Suzy...Tag has never seen a real life New Zealand Australian Shepherd...take pictures if you see anymore...her ancestoral pack is howling to her!
ReplyDeleteOkay....I finally got ALL the pictures downloaded, was having issues before but saw the sheep and the herding pooches...YAY, love to see working animals, they were so cute posing there! Sunsets are gorgeous and loved the camper pictures and foodie comments! Keep it coming!
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