The Need For Speed

This morning we went on a quick bus tour around Christchurch. Our driver Robin is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to anything to do with New Zealand. We toured specifically through the main streets of Christchurch and witnessed the devastation of the 2011 earthquake. The city is continuing to rebuild over 5 years on and have a long way to go before the structural remnants of the buildings damaged by the earthquake have disappeared. Unfortunately, the loss of life on that day will forever be a reminder of how destructive natural disasters can be. We stopped in at The Container Mall in the heart of the city and did a little bit of shopping. The boys (and girls!) ate their way through the mall sampling large portions from most of the vendors.

Then…the need for speed (because we didn’t get enough on the mountain!) arose. Blow karts and drift karts! Billy ‘the kid’ Dennis looked like she was born on a drift kart as she slid around the course. Her terrified scream trailed off into excited laughter at each and every turn. Rory and Sanjeevan looked like grandpas driving Miss Daisy to begin with but a faulty battery was the cause of Rory’s initial slow style. We are still unsure of the cause of Sanjeevan’s sluggish pace around the track. Eleanor cemented the “Feet up” award she won last night by drifting so hard the kart landed on her ankle. She ‘hobbled’ away with a mighty bruise to be proud of. 

Izzy must have had too much thrill seeking on her snow board during our tour. It seemed that the blow karts weren’t up to her adrenalin pumping standards and she was seen falling asleep as she was hooning around the course. Romy managed to topple her kart completely over and was left dangling in the middle of the track (that will teach her for cutting corners!).

A few sad students tonight as we come to the end of our tour. We still have one more thing planned in the morning before we head to the airport. We don’t want this trip to end…

Quote of the day

As he was overtaking Miss McGregor on the blow karts…

Joey- See ya Grandma!