Visiting Scott's Monument, Christchurch

February 18, 1994

Finally, fearful that our abbreviated tour wouldn't visit downtown Christchurch, I walked up Worcester Boulevard toward Christchurch Cathedral, and visited the monument to Robert Falcon Scott: very significant to an Antarctic tourist who's second-most recent land sighting was Cape Evans, where Scott's last Antarctic hut was located.

Looking toward Christchurch Cathedral

Monument to Robert Falcon Scott

I saw lots of school children around, all wearing uniforms. All of them were wearing white shirts (boys wore short sleeves), and the boys wore navy shorts and ties, and the girls wore navy skirts. A few of the boys wore striped jackets and ties, and some were even wearing navy caps. Many of them were riding bicycles. It looked like a scene from merry old England!

On the way back to the busses at the botanical gardens, I crossed the Avon again and saw a family enjoying the day by boating on the river.

Boating on the Avon River

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