Day 1 arrival in Christchurch

Our day started with a rush to the Brisbane International Airport, which started well as can be expected . We found our under cover park, after much stalking of new arrivals. Dragged ourselves through check-in, which went well. The Virgin staff are really great and very friendly. The security folks took their time processing us, which is fine given the current international scene. Charlotte had the privilege of being fully body scanned, then bomb scanned by the security staff. We made loading with 10 minutes to spare. Our friends had a speedy passage through checkin, security and customs which allowed them some time for coffee and breakfast. Unfortunately, we had no time to source food or drink so we were hungry boarding the aircraft. 

The flight went fast, with some very tasty sandwiches, filling out custom cards, and watching the inflight entertainment. 

Movement through Christchurch International went smoothly. We collected our hired car which was covered in dust and had damage to almost every panel on the vehicle. Our 2007 camary has seen much better days, as it runs rough and sounds worse. We may need to swap it for something more roadworthy before we leave Christchurch. 

Our accomodation (Top 10 Christchurch) was up to usual high standard. Very Nice. Once settled, we went to local shopping centre to get NZ Sim for the phone and some food. We caught up with Peter, Anja and family and returned to our accomodation. We tried a local pizza called Hell's Pizza, which was well priced and very nice. Sadly our exchange rate is not as good as our last trip.