... and what a way to finish!
The trip today was excellent. As it was a smallish group we weren't in the converted lorry, but just an oversize 4WD - with a great group of people. After driving to Springfield (which was selected as one of the locations for the premier of the Simpsons Movie - and has a large doughnut to prove it), we went off-road into a large High Country Station (10,000 acres). The picture shows the sort of terrain we were covering - quite a lot of it along the river.
After bouncing over that for quite a while, we went for a jet boat ride on the Waimakariri river, with a number of 360 degree spins and close encounters with the gorge walls. After lunch (sensibly provided after the 4WD and jet boat) we went to Arthur's Pass to catch the TranzAlpine train back to Christchurch.
Dinner in the hotel provided (at last) the slow-cooked lamb we've missed so far - so all in all an excellent last full day of the holiday. Tomorrow we think we'll wander round Christchurch in the morning, then go to the International Antarctic Centre on the way to the airport to get used to the weather back in the UK.
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