Tired dogs

We walked around Timaru for about an hour this afternoon (27th) and in Christchurch for another two hours. Walking is still the best way to explore and get a feel for the country but are my dogs tired!

Toured around the Botanic Gardens – very large with lots of flowers beds, exotic trees, fountains, statues, ponds. Best part was that it practically every plant and tree was labeled so we didn’t have to guess what we were looking at. The gardens were not as lush as the botanic gardens in Wellington but at least it was on level ground – enough with the hill climbing.

The International Buskers Festival is in town and some performances are being held downtown in their Arts Centre. The Arts Centre is really neat - it has been converted from their old University of Canterbury buildings – very old and gothic looking. We didn’t stop to take in any of the Busker’s performances today (it only cost a dollar) but it looks like they drew quite a crowd.