All went well at the airport for both John and Susan. It sure is great to be back with her. We are calling this trip our honeymoon.
Susan and I went back to the hotel and relaxed for a while before heading out to walk around Christchurch. I wanted to show Susan some of the earthquake damage near the center of town. We then walked through Canterbury University where there was also a lot of damage. Most importantly I wanted to show Susan the Botanical Gardens. We spent about two hours there and I know Susan could spend many more hours there. We had dinner at an Irish Pub (the best meal out so far) and our waitress was from Northern Ireland. She was a toddler during the "Conflict" and we talked a little about her life there.
We left mid morning on Friday for a visit to Fay and Phil Gray who I met on the Alaskan cruise I was on last July. They live on a working farm just outside of Ashburton. Fay gave us a tour of the house and property while Phil was out harvesting barley. It was a great visit and we hope to see them on their next trip to the States.
We left after breakfast for the eight hour drive to Te Anau. We had rain for about half of the drive. Just before the town of Dunedin we were right along the ocean so we stopped for a short stroll on the beach. Upon our arrival we checked into our motel and took a long walk along the lake and then sat on a bench to see the sunset which due to the increasing cloud cover we missed. We had pizza and beer for dinner and are now relaxing in the room.
Did I mention that it's great to have Susan here.
Fay and Phil
Happy Honeymooning! I hope Susan can keep up with you, Old Man!
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