Lots to discover and renew …Tuesday evening, it took no time to reconnections with dear friends who live high above the Christchurch plains. From their windows and balconies, the city and surrounding fields extend below…and in the distance – above and below the clouds – the Southern Alps. At nightfall – which is mighty late down here – all was a glitter.
Wednesday morning, continued renewal and discovery takes place at our new haunts ….public libraries. The city’s libraries are simply wonders: full internet facilities; open spaces, large screen monitors and floor pillows where young adolescents play video games; large comfortable settings where adults watch live Monday night gridiron from the US…(9 pm Monday night is 3pm Tuesday afternoon in Christchurch and the couches were full!) and friendly staff who help the Yank ‘sign on’. The library even has a cafe - where staff whip up coffee, tea and sandwiches...and 'deliver' it to one's work/study space. All aspects of the library combine to make the facility a magnet for young and old.
Wednesday afternoon, we wandered north of Christchurch to beautiful beaches and Eric’s old haunts. Fishermen were few but very happy in the sun, and campers were beginning to gather for the first summer holiday weekend. It was easy to picture Eric’s mother herding her 3 children up the dunes and over the sand to picnics and swims.
Later, we drove through Rangiora, a farming town…and turned back towards the city where Eric zipped and wove to find just the right shopping spot for sheepskin slippers and mittens…Definitely a summer search for winter booty…with great success right before Eric’s ‘shopping’ fuel ran out. He won the hero’s medal today.
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