Susan and Hilary picked us up this morning at our hotel and took us out to Susan' and Philip 's home (and Vicarage) in Darfield. Susan is an Episcopal priest and Arch Deacon and responsible for one main and four smaller churches.
At her home Susan showed us her custom made goalie mask. In addition to her church duties she also plays goalie for a local hockey team. She is known on the team as the "Holy Goalie!"
We went for a lovely walk by the Waimakariri River tossing a few rocks trying to skip them. Susan won with a minimum of at least six skips.
We picked up "pies" mainly meat and veggie for a quick lunch at a local pie shop. Susan had church business (she cleans up nicely) to attend to so Philip took us on an afternoon tour.
We checked out Springfield and the big pink donut. Looked for Homer Simpson and even Lard Lad but could not find either of them.
We drove up to Porters Pass and checked out the road. NZ Pedal tours says it is rideable, but doesn't recommend it because of the lack of shoulder and the narrowness of the road. We all agreed that when we start our tour a 4-5 km lift to bypass this section would be wise.
We then ventured to Castle Hill, the REAL Middle Earth. This area was used for many scenes for both the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies. Spectacular! This is a preserved area open to the public - we truly felt like we were walking along with Frodo and the hobbits on one of there adventures.
Margaret- on top of the world!
Tomorrow is our last day in Christchurch and then on Sunday we begin to start riding with our preliminary two day cycling wine tour.
2 comments:
Great looking pictures. Thanks for sharing. Terry
Hi there,
So what in the world is a cycling wine tour ? Drink heavily then try to ride ;). Can't wait to see the blog those days...blurry pictures and all. Lots of great photos you are posting, thank you.
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