Day 13 Christchurch

When we left Lake Tekapo the sun was shining on our side of the mountain but there were clouds up the hill where we were heading. Before we reached the top we saw a bus coming toward us with wipers going and decided to stop and don our rain gear. It was a good decision. We didn't see the rain the rest of the day and road in cold steady rain. Next to the gravel road experience it has been our most unpleasent time in the saddle.



With a little help from a gas station map we found our room for the night at Centre Point on Colombo, a small but well appointed luxury motel just a few blocks from Cathredral Square, the center of Christchurch. We were greeted by Jeff Peters who runs the place with his wife Naomi. Jeff was very helpful in directing us and telling us good places to eat.



We walked to the square and back, but without our camaras, deciding we needed to return in the morning for some photos.



We ate dinner at Himalayas, a little Indian place Jeff had reccommended. We were not disappointed. Everything was fresh and tasty and we went to our rooms for an early bedtime.



The next morning we headed back toward the square looking for breakfast. We stopped at the Starbucks for a Latte and decided to eat there since they had a good looking bran muffin.



We went to Cathedral Square to take some photos. Christchurch Catherdral is beautiful both in and out. It sits at one end of the central square. The square is large enough to host concerts and events, and today had a small market set up. It is a nice city but with all the natural beauty NZ has to offer the city held little appeal for us.

I did have the chance to go by Rolling Thunder Motorcycles and get a Harley shirt before we headed north to our next stop, the thermal resort of Hanmer Springs.