An early start today, as we made our way on to the coach. It was all a bit exciting as we hit the road. We started with a drive around Christchurch, and the weather was fine this morning. After a stop at “Mona Vale”, a lovely garden, we headed off to the Canterbury Plains. As we drove along, the clouds began to disappear and the sun peeped through. The Canterbury Plains went on and on for miles, with large hedges cut from rows of full-sized pine trees, used to protect livestock from the severe winter winds. In the distance to the west we could see the mountains getting closer, with a few being snow-covered. A stop for morning tea and some shopping at the "Tin Shed", then it was off to Lake Tekapo. We stopped to
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