Current Mood: Esctatic & Tired

We drove all the way to Christchurch and checked into the Top 10 Camp site to top up our electricity, batteries and just to get a decent shower.  Then the following day it was time to go to see some of Emmas relatives – Tony, Annette and Eloise.  Thier house is lovely, a single storey with large spacious rooms and really close to the beach.  After only being there for 6 months it’s quite incredible that they let us in, let alone stay with them!

It was a lovely treat though, sleeping in a real bed in a real home for the first time since the beginning of the trip.  We had lovely showers and really pampered ourselves.  That evening Annette cooked us a slap up meal with steak, potatos and veg – yum yum.  Then it was on with the garms and Tony took us to meet Eloise at the Belgium Bar she works in.  The bar was really nice and the beer was bloody lovely (although quite expensive!), had a few pints of Leffe, Hoegarden and a load of other Belgium Beer (apart from Stella).  Lucy got us drinking shots of Schnapps and Baileys which tastes better than it actually sounds.  Then it was onto a few bars (free to get into here!) some of which was Drum’n'Bass, not my fave type of music I must admit, but hey ho, it was a fun evening.

The next day I woke up tired but without a hangover.  We spent most of the day with Tony – he was showing us around Christchurch and the various sites it has to offer.  For a city it is actually really nice and with a 15 minute drive you can get to some really quiet and picturesque areas.  We went to the summit of the volcano and looked down at the city!

The highlight here for me was the Rugby, Emma and I went to watch the Crusaders take on the Chiefs.  Both teams needed a win, but the Chiefs moreso.  With Dan Carters being rested for the All Blacks we unfortunately didn’t get a chance to see him play, but with the upcoming Brett Stephens on the pitch, there was still a lot of All Black and upcoming talent to watch.  The match was hard fought, but the Chiefs seem to want it more.  Plenty of hard tackles and hits later the cheifs win the game 30/24…  Brilliant…

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