Onward From Christchurch

We left the city of Christchuch and took the scenic route, the typical Durdle way!. We crossed a few single lane bridges over turquoise rivers and passed by where some of the Lord of the Rings was filmed, so we were told. 

Enjoying the English Gardends

We arrived in a small town of Geraldine where we had lunch at Capernwray Bible School (Hanna, a girl from Germany that stayed at Sue's home with us over the weekend, works there and invited us to stop by). We did not know quite what to expect out of a school of 12 students, but it turned out to be this beautiful former old-english style Bed & Breakfast. We had lunch family style and were introduced by Hanna "This is Amy, Kevin, & Ethan; I met them on the weekend and they are traveling and have come for lunch". It seemed a bit random, but felt somewhat normal :) Quite a few of the students were from Canada, so we felt quite at home. We hung around briefly to enjoy the lush scenery outside the school.

We left Hanna and co for Lake Tekapo, a lake in colour the same as Lake Louise of Alberta, Canada. The town at it's head is very small, although we did spend the night there. At Tekapo, is perhaps the most photographed church in New Zealand, the Church of the Good Shepard. We thought we'd beat the tourist rush and we got up for some sunrise photos; and as we write this we're both rather tired :)

Next stop is Mt. Cook, the highest mountain in NZ!