Day 35 - Christchurch

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December 11th 2006
Christchurch and Chess Players.Christchurch and Chess Players.
Christchurch and Chess Players.
Photograph by Phil.
Today we walked into Christchurch from our campsite (a 45 minute walk) as the weather was nice and we needed to save the bus fare money! We had a few chores to do before we flew to Australia which included Phil having his hair cut (desperately needed) and posting some souvenirs back to the UK.

We spent a couple of hours wondering around the streets and visited the citys beautiful cathedral called Christ Church.

In the evening we packed our ruck sacks and cleaned out the campervan ready for return for returning it (the van) and flying to Melbourne the following day.


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Christchurch and a Tram.Christchurch and a Tram.
Christchurch and a Tram.
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