Heading back to Christchurch through a different route

We enjoyed another nice breakfast at Eden’s Edge before loading the car to drive back south. Unfortunately, not only had it rained during the night, but it was raining quite hard when we packed up.

However, the rain did let up and we even saw patches of blue sky and sunshine.

We drove through some beautiful tree canopies.
Lots of rocky cliffs as well as evidence of past logging.

Arriving in Hanmer Springs, it reminded us of a smaller version of Banff, complete with hot springs. We did a quick grocery shop for a store prepared pizza. Our motel had a commercial kitchen at our disposal complete with a couple of full sized oven! Wonderful pizza!

Who wouldn’t want to cook here?

We ate an early supper and headed across the street to the thermal springs. It was a large area which included a water park.

The pools in the water park were 28 – 32 degrees C but the hot pools ranged 34 – 42. The area was definitely quieter after supper. We enjoyed lounging until closing time at 9:30

Tomorrow, I t’s a shorter drive to Christchurch so we have time tor some sightseeing.

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Author: Joyce and Paul's retirement travels

Having retired, we are enjoying travelling with our fifth wheel RV. We are from a small town in Southern Ontario.

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