We got to the Christchurch airport and made our way through customs to baggage check. We packed 3 bags and Melissa, always thinking, made sure we each had stuff in every bag. The idea being that if we lost one bag, we would be ok. Guess what; we lost the big bag, our two carry-ons roller bags made it. Well, the big bag had all our underwear, my toiletries, and our rain gear. If there was a bag not to lose, that was it. UGH!!!
Well, we got out the airport and into the rental car; I immediately got into the wrong side of the car… This is going to be a long trip… It took me 10 minutes to drive out of the rental area and only State Highway 1 (SH1) (it was about 50 feet from the parking space of the car, I was pretty confused). We will be on SH1 going north for 341Km… At first, one would think that “State Highway” meant a nice modern divided highway. This is New Zealand… The road was nothing more than a country road, if that… Half of the bridges were one lane, the surface of the road was pretty rough, and not to mention the twisty, winding path the road took. This is the MAJOR north/south route in NZ, with the typical Semi-Trucks and other large trucks on the road. It was pretty exciting driving, all on the left side of the road.
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