We decided to spend a couple of days in the lovely little seaside town of Akaroa, on a peninsula a short drive from Christchurch, before returning to Chch for another day. Akaroa bends around a harbor and is surrounded by hills created by volcanic eruptions.
Yesterday's highlight was the The Giant's House, a local artist's home. It's gardens are full of large whimsical mosaic sculptures of people, animals, a piano,and more - absolutely fantastic!
The plan for today is to hike in the hills...
The drive along the road near the volcano rim is called "absurdly beautiful" by Lonely Planet. True, and the hike we took was doubly absurdly beautiful. We walked part of the very top of the rim - on one side we looked down into the caldera where Akaroa village and harbor are nestled, and on the other side we looked down to little inlets along Canterbury Bight (Pacific Ocean). Spectacular - and we had it all to ourselves.
Came back to a bustling village. It's Good Friday, a holiday here. Easter weekend seems to be like Labor Day for us - big travel weekend for summer's last hurrah.
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