Apparently it used to take the horses 4 days to cross Arthur's Pass and take two years off their life with each crossing...I can believe it...crossing in a Britz 20cc Campervan can be only slightly less stressful! Reaching heights of up to 1000m between mountains of 2000m...hairpin bends with names like 'Death Corner' , 'Misery Creek' and 'Terrible Knob' ...some parts of the road had concrete rooves to protect vehicles from the rockfalls- other parts most definitely didn't. Anyway having held our breath for 2 hours we reached the Canterbury 
Plains and eventually the welcome tameness of Christchurch where we rolled up at the 5 star hotel in clothes that haven't been washed for 3 weeks and a campervan that really lets the side down. Even this failed to perterb our hosts, as polite and welcoming as ever. Just had a huge room service nosh up and children glued to the tv (already singing along with the adverts...) See you tomoorow for Christmas greetings!!! It really doesn't feel like Christmas Eve.
Plains and eventually the welcome tameness of Christchurch where we rolled up at the 5 star hotel in clothes that haven't been washed for 3 weeks and a campervan that really lets the side down. Even this failed to perterb our hosts, as polite and welcoming as ever. Just had a huge room service nosh up and children glued to the tv (already singing along with the adverts...) See you tomoorow for Christmas greetings!!! It really doesn't feel like Christmas Eve. Yes those really are lupins!
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