Well we managed to find a shopping mall for Deb, of all places it was a Westfield! Don't we have those in the uk? Whatever she was a little disappointed with the fashion stuff, other than the odd up to date store most others were still in the 80's! Anyway there were a few sales on to clear out summer stock ready for there autumn / winter collections so Deb found a couple of bits. I even found myself a pair of shoes, I work on the principle if something fits then I buy it as I never know when I'll find something in my shoe size again!
Done by late morning so we headed out of Christchurch for Twizel. Bit of a boring drive to start with across the flat plains then up into the hilly stuff. Again, roads were great and we were blessed with warm sunny weather ;o)
As we had a clear day we took the opportunity to grab a few shots of Mt.Cook (Aoraki) - the highest peak in NZ - in case it clouded over and we never saw it again whilst we were in the area. From over 30 miles away it still looked impressive. We also took the opportunity to nip in the information center and book a helicopter flight for the next morning, fingers were crossed we had better luck than with the whale watching.
On to the motel, actually a small ski chalet style cabin. Quite nice, I would use the word bijou, but it had everything we needed and so far the most comfortable bed ;o) Deb has some pictures of the kitchen, it has to be seen to be believed, photos will be online in the next day or so.
Deb rustled up a tasty pasta thing and then out to watch the sun set over the mountains and then bed...
Done by late morning so we headed out of Christchurch for Twizel. Bit of a boring drive to start with across the flat plains then up into the hilly stuff. Again, roads were great and we were blessed with warm sunny weather ;o)
As we had a clear day we took the opportunity to grab a few shots of Mt.Cook (Aoraki) - the highest peak in NZ - in case it clouded over and we never saw it again whilst we were in the area. From over 30 miles away it still looked impressive. We also took the opportunity to nip in the information center and book a helicopter flight for the next morning, fingers were crossed we had better luck than with the whale watching.
On to the motel, actually a small ski chalet style cabin. Quite nice, I would use the word bijou, but it had everything we needed and so far the most comfortable bed ;o) Deb has some pictures of the kitchen, it has to be seen to be believed, photos will be online in the next day or so.
Deb rustled up a tasty pasta thing and then out to watch the sun set over the mountains and then bed...
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