Arther's Pass

We got to spend the morning with Hazel and Paul in Christchurch before setting off for Arthur’s Pass in the afternoon. This was an impressive drive right up into the mountains through the kind of scenery that just asks to be walked into (and up on to) but we wanted to spend more time on the West Coast and so we pressed on to stay the night at the pass. In case there was any risk of altitude induced starvation the evening meal at Oscar’s Café and Bar prevented it; there was enough pizza left to provide part of next day’s lunch.