Lindis Pass is a hilly scenic reserve and a winding inland route which should definitely be a part of your road trip itinerary when traveling through the South Island of New Zealand. This alpine area connects Mackenzie Basin of the Canterbury to Central Otago. Lindis Pass Scenic Reserve lies between the valley of the Lindis and the Ahuriri Rivers.

If there was one thing we did a lot while we were in New Zealand, it was drinking beer.  

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, also known as the ''Garden City''.  I personally call NZ by the way as  ''Heaven on Earth.''    Christchurch features grand stone buildings, Elizabethan Architecture and lots of gardens.  

While browsing through old travel journals, I came across these passages:

24th March 2007, Saturday (First Day) "Christchurch Airport"

We have arrived in the afternoon after a 19-hour flight via Emirates Airlines. We had a 1 hour stop over in Sydney, Australia. We took a bus en route to the town centre from Christchurch Airport roughly 20 minutes drive. We were both feeling sleepy due to the time difference. I fell asleep in the bus immediately. We checked in at Stone Hurst Backpackers Inn, where Yohann stayed during his first trip in New Zealand in 2001. There were no double rooms available so we took an ensuite for the first day. We spent the entire afternoon sleeping. We went out to explore the city by nightfall. 

My hubby and I decided to share an adventure together. It was my idea to do white water rafting together.  I have always wanted to do this since I saw the movie River Wild. It seemed incredibly exciting and challenging.   Since, he hasn't done this before and he was interested, we agreed to do it.  We were picked up by a small van at 2:30 P.M. from our backpackers.