Grandad's photos

We flew to Christchurch, not by Airbus (yay!). Boeings are good.


Picked up a backpackers rental car, a Honda Fit, so called because the engine has a fit if you try and pass anything. Then off to Akaroa, nice old French village. Temperature was over 30 degrees which made it a bit difficult.

We won't talk about being lost in Westfield shopping centre in ChCh!


Sunday we walked from our hotel through Hagley park to the city centre. This bellbird was in the gardens.


Julie checked out an Anglican church service in the cathedral.


We watched a trio of buskers, the 'Russian Pole Trio', doing some amazing stuff. They are from Canada.


Then out to Waikuku Beach to visit a distant relly of Julies. Look at these people swimming with 40 knots of onshore breeze!