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We all stayed in the YHA Hostel in Arthurs Pass after our epic trek up ‘Avalanche Peak’. Today we would do the drive back to Christchurch via Sheffield and Castle Hill, one of the sites used for filming scenes in ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’. Finally our chance to be famous!!

Castle Hill is a sacred Maori site, half-way between Christchurch and Arthur’s Pass - which fascinated the ancient people of the lands because of the huge limestone outcrops protruding the skyline. It is now a site frequented by tourists, locals and boulderers alike (climbers without ropes). We were able to get some cool photos, probably not doing the site any sort of justice, which are below.


Happy faces at the castle rock




My version of bouldering


Andrea queen of Castle Rocks


Cheeky Kea outside the hostel in Arthur's Pass

On our way back we stopped for some ‘award-winning’ pies in Sheffield (not Yorkshire - obviously). They didn’t disappoint. Back in Christchurch we did some clothes shopping and bought some food supplies for our overnight trip tomorrow up the coast to KaiKoura. All will become clear in tomorrows blog!