This morning we finished the last of our instant oatmeal along with a couple cups of Via. We headed back to Christchurch via Highway 73 which crosses the interior mountains at Arthur's Pass. At one point the grade was 16%. The trucks were going mighty slow.
We stopped at the Arthur's Pass Visitor Center and decided to take a short hike to Punchbowl Falls. It was a fairly short hike but there were 336 steps. Yes, I counted.
When we arrived in Christchurch we headed to the Antarctic Center to pick up some beanie hats that we saw on our first trip there and should've purchased but didn't.
One our way to the hotel on Colombo St. where we stayed at the beginning of our trip I did some shopping for the next few days of our trip. The plan is to have cold cereal or oatmeal for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch. Susan and I will then have dinners out.
For dinner John and I tried a highly recommended Mexican restaurant that for my money was very expensive with small portions and not very good.
We will head to the airport around 8:00. John's flight to Auckland is at 11:00 and Susan arrives at 10:30. John and I had a great time together and I'm very glad he was able to make the trip with me.
For the record; no man alive has better sons-in-law than me.
Viaduct at Arthur's Pass
I know Peg agrees with you about your sons-in-law! Of course, your daughters were looking for guys that were as close to their great dad as they could find! :-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you and John got to have this adventure together! Now on to Phase 2!