Arriving at Christchurch at 5:30 am, we got through customs and then had to wait until 8:00 am for the Jucy Rentals to open. CAT all tried to get to sleep on the floor with limited success.
There is only one food/coffee outlet in the Christchurch Airport Arrivals Lounge making food choices slim pickings.
The shuttle bus arrived and ferried us to the rental company which was only a five minute drive away. After paying the remaining hire fee the girls gave us a tour of our new home for the next 2 weeks. There were a couple of issues and the bus had to be sent away for a couple of quick fixes. We forgot to get Clare's handbag off the front seat while they took it away, apparently my fault but it returned safely and all was good.
We drove to the outskirts of Christchurch and found a shopping centre to get some quick grocery supplies, then stocked the van and drove to a park to eat breakfast before driving into the middle of town. Our initial plans for day one were altered because just before dinner on Friday, Trent fell off his mates scooter and his knee blew up like a football, meaning he is on crutches and can't walk anywhere.
A decision was made to drive out to the seaside village of Akaroa. It was a very scenic drive up and over some hills which provided great views across the bay. Before we arrived at the village we stopped at a town called Little River which was the last train stop back in the day.
We found some novel lodgings here made inside silos. The village of Akaroa itself was packed being the Easter long weekend but we found a parking spot at waters edge and enjoyed some lunch and a small walk.
After lunch we made our way towards our first stop, a caravan park in Raikora. We had to retrace a lot of ground and have a few stops for the sleepy heads to stretch their legs.
It was an early night, everyone was asleep at 9:00 and we slept until 8:30 and everyone felt better for the sleep this morning.
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