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| Looking out over Lyttelton Harbor from Sugarloaf Reserve , Port Hills |
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| Brrrrr - BUT we made it to the top of the hill over looking Christchurch and the Pacific Ocean |
After getting a break to get settled into our digs and grab some lunch at the uni, we headed out to the Port Hills for a short hike and an overview of our surroundings. It was sunny (which in itself is always a gift in NZ winter), but a COLD Southerly was blowing STRONG gusts off of Antarctica and as we got further up our hike on the hill, it was hard to stand up straight. The view of Christchurch, Lyttelton Harbor, and the Canterbury Plains with the Southern Alps in the distance were all beautiful despite the cold and wind.
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| TIP TOP! |
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| Connor's first flat white. |
Next we headed to the small town of Tai Tapu (along the way we could see the black snow clouds moving up the east coast) for the warmth of The Store and to get Tip Top ice cream (mmmmmmm Hokey Pokey!).
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| Snow clouds |
Finally, we did a little shopping for odds and ends that we needed in Rollerston before heading back to the uni for dinner. Not bad for a first day in the land of the long white (or dark grey) cloud.
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