Day 35 – Feb 25

Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand, not too far away from Christchurch. Since Christchurch was damaged by a 2011 earthquake, all cruise ships have been anchoring in Akaroa. We didn’t go to Christchurch and instead picked a tour of “high country adventure”, which we were attracted to because it seemed more adventurous. It was 2.5 hours driving to Springfield, a small town not too away from Christchurch. It was longer than everyone on the bus expected. Plus the driver went to a wrong place. The tour has two main parts, off-road drive and jet boat ride. The jet boat ride was fast and exciting. The speed can go up to 50 miles per hour. The driver did several 360 degree turns. We recorded the journey with our action camera. The tour ended in nine hours.