Christchurch, New Zealand

Today we sailed into the town of Christchurch, named for when the native Maoris saw the white man and said "Jesus, I bet they are going to build a Church on my ancestor's remains."  Sure, enough, they built a church, and a tram, named everything in the city after places in England, and created a little slice of England, but without all of the British people.....just kidding.  It's full of British people.  And trams, and chips and pubs.  It's New Years Eve here, so everything is fenced off and secure.  We walked throug the Botanical Gardens which were really nice, beautiful and peaceful. We rented kayaks and paddled down the Avon River here  wandered around.  I tried on size 77 shorts, which fit perfectly.  We are about to head back to the boat to enjoy New Years, 21 hours before you guys do.  After that, its one sea day, Tauranga and Auckland and then back home.  Our plane gets back at 7am Jan 4th, and i'll be at the Westwood Chipotle at 10am, when they open.  Do you know how hard it is to get mexican food here?  Really hard.  Falafel/Kebabs are easy, but they don't serve hummus.  What is a falafel with no hummus?  Not as good.