Christchurch

Saturday in Christchurch. Weather has been awful. I haven’t found a boat I liked. I am feeling like my time is slipping away. Sandy and Waveney have been wonderful but I am feeling frustrated and a little depressed. But I figure that I shouldn’t get down and that there is a reason for my failure for finding a boat. So I spent the day walking around downtown Christchurch playing tourist. I then hop into the car and take a drive over to Lyttleton harbor which is just on the other side of a small group of mountains southeast of Christchurch. You have to drive through a tunnel to get to it. Lyttleton harbor is just that, a working harbor with a little town climbing up the hillside. I drive up to the top of town and there is a track, which is what they call trails in NZ, that takes you right up to the top of the mountain. As I am feeling antsy I decide to take a little hike up the track and work out my frustrations. I take a snack and my camera and take an hour walk in the bush, as they say here. This does help my mood and I headed back to Sandy’s and Waveney’s feeling much better.