Ok...enough of mountains already!

Travelling back to Christchurch seemed to take forever...so we needed silly little things to entertain us....like the Puke Pub...advertising possum pies! (luckily Alex didn't 'puke' at the mention of this.....I forgot to tell the school last term that Alex gets 'grossed out' by things like this...so he was ill when he saw another child squeeze a bug...so its insides came out... yes, that is gross!)




Driving through Arthur's Pass, Chris dared me to go inside the old church, where the Lonely Planet guide informed us we would find a surprise.......well, peeping through the wooden door, they were in the middle of a service, being led by a white haired vicar, with a long white beard... like the ones in Harry Potter! I decided I didn't want my surprise and got back in the car quick!



Have you ever had the feeling that no matter how long you drive...the mountain just doesn't seem to get any nearer? And then, just when you think you have got there...another mountain looms!
The scenery was truly amazing...but it took so long to get anywhere that we ended up seeing/or not seeing some of the best bits in the dark!!So, after another hour of driving in the dark we were sooooo over those mountains!