Geraldine to Christchurch

Today is Thursday and this is the last leg in our Campervan in New Zealand. After emptying the holding tanks and fueling up we headed to Christchurch to return the Campervan.

When we arrived Dean and Judy were waiting for us. After answering a few questions and the Wilderness folks checking everything, we were on our way to downtown Christchurch. 

We used Uber (our first time using Uber) to get downtown. The experience went smoothly and Uber seems to have their systems worked out pretty well, even down to letting you add a tip for the driver to the cost of the ride afterwards. 
Once in downtown Christchurch we checked into the hotel and the headed out to explore the city. Christchurch had major earthquake in 2019 and even today rebuilding and reconstruction is ongoing.

They are trying to return the buildings to their original glory and at the same time build them robust enough for future earthquakes. 
We headed for the Botanical Gardens and had a great walk through a small part of the Gardens. 

On the way back to the hotel we did some shopping and walking through some local markets. Look at the selection of candy ropes from one of the shops and also the Valentines sweet treats.

After shopping we went to an Irish Pub for dinner.

Christchurch is a beautiful city and we enjoyed our short time here.