Tuesday Jan 12

We spent the day touring around the centre of Christchuch. Something we did not do last time we were here.
We took in Punting on the Avon. It was a very nice quiet and gentle trip. The boats are very shallow and a punter pushes the boat along with a long pole. Going down river is quite easy come back up against the current is when the punter earns his money. We had heavy rains Monday night so the river was muddy and the current was fast.
The next thing we did was ride the Tram. It is an old fashion tram that runs in the centre of town. It was an easy way to get to places. You could get off and on where ever you wanted. The ticket is for 2 consecutive days. We took in the mesuem and botanical gardens. We were still feeling jet lagged so found our way back to our accomodations.
The weather was cloudy with sunny breaks. There was still a cool wind.