We decided to stay another night in Christchurch so we could travel to Akaroa which is about an hour's drive from Christchurch. This picturesque town is on the Banks Peninsula. The French were the first European settlers in this area and the gallic influence is still obvious.
On the way to Akaroa, we had a stop at Little River and had a delicious early lunch and some coffee in the complex which has been made in the old railway station. Out the back were some old railway carriages...
Now while we were at Little River it started to rain, but very lightly. However by the time we got to Akaroa...it was pouring!
My SIL and BIL had their rain ponchos but DH's and mine were back in our motel room!
So I bought an umbrella and I kid you not! When I walked out the shop, the rain stopped!!! lol
So I was able to take photos of this beautiful place...
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| DH bought me something beautiful here for my birthday...photos later |
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| A B & B.... |
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| Tide's out! |
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| The beach is made of pebbles not sand... |
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| No cruise for us... |
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| When my friend's cruise ship came here to visit, there were markets in this church's grounds |
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| No streets...the French word Rue instead |
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| The quaint Catholic church... |
It was a beautiful day and the way the weather had fined up was absolutely amazing!
Some more lovely photos...but it looks to me as if you have had the whole of New Zealand to yourselves.....every scene is deserted. Or have you just been very clever and waited until people have moved out of camera shot ? Hope the rest of the trip went well. J.
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