I sure overestimated the airport procedure while planning the schedule, about 15 minutes to drive there and 5 minutes to check-in. The whole airport consisted of one departure lounge and about 50 people for the flight.
Made it to Christchurch on time, early afternoon, and got a shared shuttle bus instead of a taxi this time, much better. The hotel location could have been a bit better, it was about 20 minutes to walk to the city, but only a problem for one day until getting the next rental car.
The day was almost over, so just walked down to the city centre to do some exploring and see what was around. The streets were a bit confusing at first because some of it was a grid but others were diagonal that you don't realise at first. Found the Cathedral Square in the centre though, half of the church has been rebuilt but the rest is still the old ruins, as with many other buildings too. Also walked around some of the mall streets along the city tram route, it was about 5:00pm on a weekday so it was strange that there wasn't a lot of office workers just finishing for the day, instead everything looked like it was about to close.
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| Looks a bit like Hiroshima. |
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| Not sure what this is. |
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| Now that's a shop name. |
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| Every good city needs a tram. |
Passed a few more landmarks on the way back like the Bridge Of Remembrance and the Avon River, before another long walk back to the hotel. My lower leg was really starting to hurt by the end, not good news.
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| Earthquake memorial maybe? |
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| Bridge of Remembrance. |
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| Avon River. |
Steps: 17000
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