Day 310 (Sun 13 May) - Christchurch

This morning Sarb decided he wanted to stretch his legs and do some internet stuff so walked the 40 mins into town. Lovely walk taking in the scenic park. Unfortunately when he got to the internet cafe we'd previously used it was closed. He remembered another one by Cathedral Square so headed there.

Jo and the others meanwhile pottered round the campsite doing jobs such as washing.

They wandered into town about lunchtime and Jo headed off to find Sarb at the internet cafe. Seeing it was closed she headed back to the Square to email him from the tourist info office. Coincidentally Sarb had finished where he was and having spotted Ruth sitting in a patch of sunshine wandered over.

Back as a gang again we headed off onto the tram ride. A trifle disappointing as the journey lasted all of 20 mins. Christchurch is not that big!

Decided to have lunch. Walked for absolutely ages whilst Ruth examined each and every menu carefully weighing up the pros and cons of each. Sarb usually loses patience with Jo after 3 places when she tries this particular trick but feeling pretty chilled went along with it.

After the 50th place had had its menu checked and cross referenced we finally found a pub by a busy little market ( a bit like a French market). Sat outside and had a bite to eat then wandered round the market. Sarb was particularly taken with a chaps technique of making crepes; really quite elegant.

Got a bus back to our campsite stopping off to go to the Mad Butcher for loads of meat. BBQ night tonight.

Back at base Keith and Sarb were soon at the outdoor BBQ. Had an excellent (and big) meal!