Kristin Laura

There are about a billion different adventure activities you can sign up for in New Zealand.  Unfortunately, many of them involve great heights which are not my thing.  Why jump off a perfectly stable bridge, building, mountain, etc.?  However, today we found earth-based adventures: drift carts and wind powered sail carts.  We arrived at Velocity Karts in the Bexley Preserve just as they were opening for the day.  There wasn't much wind, so they suggested we try the drift carts first. The three wheeled carts don't have any traction on the back tires, so you drift around the turns.  My specialty (whether intentional or not) was 360s (oh yeah, Grandma's doing donuts).  You kneel in the cart and can use your hips to throw your weight around and get the cart to drift more.  Who knew a bit of extra junk in the trunk could be advantageous?   We raced around the track for about 20 minutes.  We were the only people there, so he gave us more tha...

Started the day in Kaikoura with a quick stop at the local patchwork shop.   A Patch of Country is a cute little house packed with quilting fabric and supplies, yarn and knitting patterns and handmade children's clothing.  I was picking through the New Zealand designed fat quarters, then decided what the heck and bought the full Kiwiana kit with all the fabrics. I got the green and black kit The road to Christchurch was filled with more beautiful beaches and countryside, but you're probably getting tired of hearing how beautiful it is here, so here are some fun photos of a semi driving through a little tiny one-lane tunnel. And one more cute church because they're everywhere  We arrived in Christchurch too late for lunch and too early for dinner, but we stumbled upon Pedro's House of Lamb Takeaway.  They weren't officially open, but were nice enough to put a meal together for us.  Pedro's is a trailer in a liquor st...