NZ: Day 12

A pier in Akaroa

Looking from one end of Akaroa to the other.

View from the top of Onawe looking out.

Break time atop the Onawe Peninsula.

View from the top of Onawe looking back.

On the way back. What a journey...

War Memorial in Akaroa

What's that you ask? Where is the post from Day 11? We were actually left wondering what happened to Day 11 ourselves. We had our final day of GS set-up and ready to go only to be nearly blown off the mountain by increasing winds. When the only lift left running broke down and started running on diesel to service the weekend crowd, we knew our day was done. The good news is that we had 2-3 runs on decent snow to cap off the GS portion of the camp. The truth is, we are not quite where we want to be in GS, but the girls are working and putting in the effort needed to end up where we do want to be. We are moving in the right direction.

Now on to Day 12.

Day 12 was another scheduled off day. On this day, we drove to Akaroa, a beautiful little town just northeast of Christchurch with Maori and French influences throughout it's history. I would be willing to bet that the 11 of us combined to take close to 1000 pictures and if it wasn't quite 1000, then it would shock you to know just how close we actually were. The girls were given the chance to walk around town, eat some lunch, do some shopping and then we went on a short hike on the way home. There's no way to describe to you what it was like. Above are a handful of pictures I took, but even those don't do this unique spot nearly enough justice. To get an idea of the landscape of the area, click here: http://www.akaroa.com/fpnew/fastpage/fpengine.php/templateid/711

We walked the route number 4 out the Onawe Peninsula. It was amazing. To get an even better aerial view, plug Akaroa into Google maps.

Onto to SL for the rest of camp. Everyone is ready to shift gears, but I think we all still have a bit of Akaroa on our minds.