Days 33-35 (9/28-9/30) - Christchurch

Day 33 - Wanaka, Drive to Christchurch, Christchurch Waking up led to getting on the road to Christchurch immediately. We arrived at Lake Pukaki and the water is so blue. It´s crazy. We drove to Mount Cook village in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. There were some real good view of Mount Cook. We drove to Lake Tekapo (also with the crazy blue water) and stopped at a burger place for lunch. We saw the famous Church of the Good Shepherd before continuing to Christchurch. We arrived and hung around the hotel and went to Speight´s Ale House for dinner where I got pretty good ribs before we closed out the day.

Day 34 - Christchurch We got up and went to the New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Museum. They had a whole lot of model planes and it was really cool. We finished up there and headed to lunch at a place called Bloody Mary and I got some decent fish and chips. We saw the Cardboard Cathedral that is made mostly out of cardboard. We saw the original Christchurch Cathedral that had a bunch of damage from the Christchurch 2011 earthquake. Afterwards we went in the Canterbury museum but weren’t in there very long. After dinner we packed and went to bed.

Day 35 - Christchurch, Train and Ferry to Wellington, Wellington The morning yielded to leaving early to catch our train to Picton. It was a very scenic train ride that went along the coast most of the time. There were some great views. We got on the Interislander Ferry in Picton on the south island and, three hours later we were on the other side of the Cook Strait in Wellington. After dinner we watched the Wake vs Boston College game. Wake won. After that we finished our packed day.

Left to Right: Mount Cook, Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo, RNZAF Jet Plane, Earthquake Damage to Christchurch Cathedral, View of Coast from train