The 3 hour flight to Christchurch was rather uneventful, after collecting our Golden Wonder car we headed to our accommodation - a backpackers that was a bit like a B&B!!!
Christchurch is a rather pretty city and the trees are all like England, I felt at home amongst the Oaks, Lime, Chestnut and Willows!
Wanting to see Kiwi Birds we headed to the nearest Wildlife park where Giraffes, Lions, Cheetahs and African Wild dogs could be found! We fed Giraffes, watched the Cheetahs play a ball game and some massive Lions were fed. The Kiwi bird was found in a dark room pecking away at the ground - it was cute but over shadowed by the African wildlife!
We climbed the 135 steps of the cathedral tower for a view of the town - although being rather flat the view was a bit non descript, especially as we were standing in the most impressive building to be found in Christchurch!
Leaving Christchurch over the Canterbury Plains was bizarre, I had heard about the amazing landscape of New Zealand but it took about 90 minutes before we were in the mountains. It was worth waiting for, taking a twist in the road to be greeted by snow capped mountains and lush forests was rather special.
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