Day 17 - Christchurch

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Christchurch is the South Island’s largest city and New Zealand’s second largest city.

Once we arrived at the Lyttelton Harbor, we again boarded a shuttle bus that took us downtown. Once downtown we went to the information center to view other options for the day. The information center rented bicycles so we opted to mount our 24-speed bicycles and pedaled around for the day.

We chose to start our adventures by pedaling out to the New Brighton Pier. New Brighton is situated on the Pacific Ocean about 7 km outside of town. From there we picked up a bike trail in South New Brighton along the estuary of the Avon and Heathcote Rivers. The views were amazing and we rode back into town.

After pedaling back into town, we went by another brewery but learned that they were also not available for tours. We next circled Hagley Park and rode along the Avon River before returning our bicycles. We then took some time to relax in the sun of Victoria Square before returning to Cathedral Square where the shuttle bus returned us to the ship.

We joined our dinner tablemates for dinner in the Metropolitan Restaurant again and enjoyed another great dinner.

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Photos

Frank at the Pier
The New Brighton Pier

Frank biking
This was along the estuary. Notice the snow-capped mountains in the background?

Christchurch Cablecar
Downtown loop