christchurch

I drove ‘down the middle’ today, through the hot springs area and Lewis Pass and on down to Christchurch.

I stayed with Jane’s oldest daughter Briar, who’s finishing up her finance and marketing degrees at Canterbury. I didn’t realized I’d arrived on the last day of classes, but when Briar told me it explained some strange behavior I’d seen when I was sitting in a mall parking lot waiting for her to come get me (it was the easiest meeting place) – apparently the drinking starts at 6 am on the last day of classes. I think Cville and Christchurch might be sister cities…

I’d arrived in the city around 5, and planned to meet up with Briar to get a key and then do some more exploring, but decided to just stay in and rest. We ordered Hell Pizza – pretty damn good! It’s a big chain here and I’ve seen it in pretty much every city, now I know why.

Briar wasn’t feeling well, so I played pool with one of her flatmates for an hour or two. I guess my Blenheim practice paid off a little, because I wasn’t as bad as I usually am, and actually won the last game!

Photo: A stream in downtown Christchurch