Day Seven - Christchurch drive

Day 7
Got up, showered, and going about 8am, and just wanted to bomb out to Christchurch. We stopped for breakfast and a couple places to take pictures, but made really good time to CC. One place we stopped, Lake Tekapo, had the most awesome, blue/green water, it looked fake. But awesome. We returned the van to the company in CC, and took a cab into the town centre to get a hotel room for the night. We tried to get hotel SO again, but it was full, so we went across the street to the Holiday Inn. I think the desk girl liked us, so we got a good price on a great sized room with a great view of the city from the 8th floor. It’s a bit more US here…. There are KFCs, McD’s, and I saw a Pizza Hut as well! Oh well, Christ church is a really cool little city, and as we were back with plenty of time, decided to walk around the city a bit. Very cool vibe, got some great pics, found a camera store and bought a polarizer, and found a really cool, hidden square in between alleys. There were about 6 restaurants back in this little cove, and we picked the coolest little place called Fat Joe’s, I think. Anyway, it was kinda Americanized, but cooler. It was a blues bar, but the coolest thrown together furniture, dimly lit, comfortable ambiance. We had a couple of burgers and beers and went back to the Holiday Inn. And here I am. Loved my NZ experience, would definitely consider visiting again. Not looking forward to getting up at 4am, but it shouldn’t be too bad considering it’s 820pm now, and I prolly won’t make it past 9. Peace out for now.