Today was a return to Christchurch through Arthur's Pass. But first, a quick jaunty up the coast to Punakaiki to look at the Pancake Rocks. I wasn't too sure what these were, but Sarah was keen for it, and that was good enough for me.
The drive wasn't too long and it was good fun. I imagined that it is similar to what the Pacific Coast must be like (maybe somewhere along the East Coast as well, but who knows). There were windy turns, long straightaways that made it seem like a roller coaster that you could control the speed of. Good fun indeed. Once at the Pancake Rocks, we took a stroll around and looked at the various shapes the oceans had carved out of these rocks. A pretty sight indeed.
The long drive back to Christchurch began after this. Midway through the country, it began to rain on and off, putting a damper on any views or stops we would have made. However, after making it out of the mountains, the rain stopped and the sun was shining again. We pulled into Christchurch and stumbled our way to the gondola. The quick ride up the side of the mountain provided a good view of the valley.
It was a nice sunny day in Christchurch and after our short gondola trip we dropped our stuff off at the hostel and had a great dinner in the Botanical Gardens. After that, it was off to sleep, with an early wake up to fly back to Auckland.
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