You may be wondering, just what are Duane and Charlotte up to lately. Well, other than working on our tans in the lovely summer weather.... We spent a few days in Christchurch. This city really impressed us with it's parks, gardens and general loveliness. We checked out the Cathedral square, with a beautiful cathedral, giant sized chess game and buskers. The botanical garden was so fragrant that you could smell it from the parking lot, probably still 200 meters from the gardens! From there we zipped along to Lake Tekapo, which is somewhat remnicent of Lake Louise. Crystal blue lake and beautiful mountain views. There is a little church with a nice scenic lookout. The wild flowers here are amazing. I'm not sure what these flowers are called, but it's like a rainbow everwhere. One of
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