Our last morning in the campervan began with blue skies and amazing mountain and lake views. Wouldn’t it be nice if every morning started like that? We ate whatever food was left, including Ryan’s princess gummy treats (shaped like rings, butterflies, hearts, and flowers), and finished the drive to Christchurch.
      

As part of the campervan return, the rental company asks customers to complete a review and survey. Due to the issues we had, the rating I gave was about average. Apparently the company is not used to ‘average’ reviews. The very nice girl helping us asked about our issues with the van and then proceeded to refund us 2 days worth of the rental. Not bad.

The flight to Auckland and bus ride to our hotel was uneventful. Ryan found an awesome restaurant for dinner, with locally sourced ingredients. We shared a beet root (very popular in Australia and New Zealand) with feta and radicchio salad to start, followed by a lamb dish for Ryan and market fish with avocado purée and bulgar for me, ending with salted caramel flan and assorted chocolates for dessert. Unfortunately, the food pics did not turn out too well, ie. most of the food was eaten by the time we remembered to take pictures. This is the fun courtyard in front of the restaurant, with potted plants, totem poles, and Christmas lights.