Christchurch
February 6th 2009 How better to kick off our stay in Christchurch, than a hot air balloon ride watching the sun rise!
Rising at 4am (that’s right, 4 o’clock in the morning!) we were picked up outside our hostel and brought to a field outside the city, stopping to pick up our pilot on the way. Still pitch dark when we got to our take off point, we had to dig in and help set the balloon up. After lifting the bask
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