Today we left Waikari and headed off down the road to Christchurch, a short drive of 70km or so. Our destination was a POP out near Belfast, located in an orchard of chestnut trees, facilities are limited but a nice spot to stay and made very welcome by Russ the owner.
The “Mousehole” POP
Pauline and I headed into Papanui initially and met her youngest sister Patricia at her workplace and joined her for lunch. Following lunch we travelled across Christchurch to visit her other sister Annette and husband Bill and spent some time looking at his On30 gauge model railway.
Travel back to our camp was chaotic as we were directed into the peak hour traffic through the centre of the city. Damage to the buildings is very evident and can only be really appreciated by seeing it first hand, it is difficult to find your way around with all of the building destruction.
Trish and Mark drove out to our camp in the evening for a BBQ tea and a catch up. A nice pleasant evening sitting around outside with a drink or two.
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