Helping to pass the time
Safely into Christchurch our first stop was to the rental car depot. Several loops of the one-way system later and we successfully found somewhere to park the van while we completed the paperwork for our new trusty steed, a "budget" Nissan. We had considered returning the van first then collecting the car however this would mean carrying all of our accumulated baggage around Christchurch, the volume of extra shoes (gumboots), tea bags (all essential) and lack of any organised packing meant this was not the preferred option! Thanks to Nissan's ability to create Tardis-like interiors our 10 weeks of van life fitted comfortably into the boot and we waved a sad farewell to "Easy Tiger". Next came what we thought would be an easy mission, finding somewhere to eat lunch. Christchurch city centre is still being rebuilt after the devastation of the 2011 earthquakes and it seems car parking is the last thing on the list. After getting lost in one-way systems, unhelpful...