Christchurch

Our first days in New Zealand


Hello to everybody from the Westcoast of New Zealand! It's been a while since we last wrote on the blog but we have been rather busy getting all settled here. So, before I continue to tell you some of our new travel stories, I have to introduce our new friend to you: Casper. He is a very sweet but rather old fellow and we hope that he will be as faithful to us as Josephine. Yes, you have guessed right, we have bought a new car, this time a small white Mitsubishi who has been getting us through those mountains here very, very nicely and whom we already like quite as much as Josephine.

While we were busy looking for a car and getting a first impression of the beautiful, small Christchurch with its fabulous parks and old buildings, we enjoyed the hospitality of Diane and Brian, two very nice Kiwis who were so kind as to let us stay at their place and to offer us the opportunity to get to know a large part of their wonderful and fun family. We could not have found better hosts and had a better start in this country, so: Thank you very, very much! At this point, it would be unforgivable not to mention David's new little friend and passion, the Pankhurst's cat Casper (yes, now you know where we took our cars name from) with whom he spent hours and hours playing. So for all of you who would not believe me telling you that David has made friends with a cat, here comes the proof: