Christchurch

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After 16 hours sleep for some and slightly less for the others, we were awoken by the hostel manager who told us we were late checking out. We quickly told him we would stay one more night and managed to somehow drag ourseleves out of bed shortly after.

Deciding to make the most of our day, we got showered and headed for an Indian brunch. After stuffing our faces with an assortment of curries we relived out times in Asia with a walking tour around the city. It is also developed as many of the previous walks - The majority of "interest points" were ignored and we simply wandered around until it was time for lunch. We did however manage to to walk along the river, through the main square and finally enjoyed the Botanical Gardens before a trip to a micro-brewery. We sampled some of the delights and then headed to Subway and the kebab shop for our lunch.

Our task for the afternoon was to book a campervan or car for our travels over the next few weeks. We set about ringing various companies until we found a fantastic deal on a "Spaceship". It was a converted Toyota Previa with room for 4 apparently, and for only $25 a day we jumped at chance. Knowing we were to pick it up the next day, we enjoyed a celebratory beer and game of monopoly (any excuse!). In the evening we enjoyed some Japanese food and a few quiet beers in a pub by the river!

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