Christchurch

As we travel on, it is hard not to be impressed how quickly the landscape changes: from mountains, to rolling farmland, to coastal plains, to rugged heaths. Every turn in the road reveals yet another beauty. If the winding highways don’t slow us down, then the photo-ops do!



Christchurch boasts a thriving downtown on weekends, with its own tram system dressed for summer tourists.



The River Avon flows through the centre, punt rides for those who care to, in a scene that could almost be Cambridge UK.



In fact much of Christchurch reveals its Englishness, in quiet, leafy suburban streets.



Sunsets to soak up – this one right outside our motel balcony.