Today: To Christchurch from Mapua

Now it's morning, November 18, 2009.  We are at Corru Gates Acommodation in Mapua. We will continue our journey to Christchurch at 9.00 pm this morning taking the Pacific coast road.  Initially we plan to go through Author's Pass but considering the distance & time (7 hrs ++), we decided to take the Pacific coastal route.  Anyway we have not seen the Pacific yet.  

Thursday, Nov 19, 2009. We arrived safely at Christchurch around 7.30 pm. But only at 8.15 we found the motel.