Christchurch to Terrace Downs



View from the 16th tee

Awoke this morning to learn that the sunburn was not quite as light as we had first thought!  Pete's forehead and nose is glowing;  the backs of Ingrid's legs are good and red.  Today involved a drive from Christchurch (via the supermarket to pick up some aftersun) to a resort in a valley near Mount Hutt.  The drive was through farming country on the Canterbury plain where we moved from cattle to sheep and then on to venison.  We played golf on a very good course called Terrace Downs which had wonderful views of the mountains and, when you were on certain holes, the gorge and river in the valley below.



Chalet view



Our accommodation tonight is a chalet and it seems that we have been upgraded from the one we booked so we have loads of space and a view over the valley to the mountains.  Glad we did not have a late tee time as the wind has got up and it is blowing hard now - we can see why the nearest village is called Windwhistle.

Hope that Lexi is over her ordeal and that the painkillers are working for Kirsty.

Love to all.