We woke up to a very blustery day, the wind was incredibly strong in the morning. As we walked to the car to leave the YHA, we found ourselves having to lean against the direction that the car was blowing otherwise we’d fall over! Our plans for the day were simply to drive back to Christchurch in time for our flight back in the afternoon.
Our first stop was the Church of the Good Shepherd. The town of Lake Tekapo is so small that you can’t possibly get lost. It’s practically just one major road, and that’s it. We took a few minutes to get to the church, and then stepped outside to take a few photos. As soon as we stepped out, we wanted to get back into the warmth of our car! It was so windy that it was difficult to pose for photos, the wind made us want to keep our eyes closed all the time. We hurriedly snapped a few pictures, and then got back into the car. A few meters down from the church was a statue of some dog, erected in memory to something or other. This time, we didn’t even get out from the car but took some pictures from the inside of the car. 
After that we drove back to Christchurch, and made a visit to the cathedral. Then, we walked around, looking for some places to have lunch. Overall, I much prefer Queenstown to Christchurch. Queenstown feels like compact town, with friendly people all over, and everything is easy to find. In Christchurch, we walked around quite a bit, and everything was so spread out that it didn’t feel very “tourist-friendly”.
We dropped our car off at the Omega office (the car was wonderful, and highly reccommended!), and they gave us a ride back to the airport, which is only a few minutes away from the office. And so, ended our great NZ trip!
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