We then continued to our final destination, Akaroa. Akaroa was originally a French colony, and is marketed as an oasis of French culture, but this is long gone. What's left is a quiet seaside beach community. After some browsing among the tourist shops we headed back to Christchurch. We finished the day with a very good dinner at the hotel's restaurant, and got to bed early as we (really Somchai) had a long drive ahead of us.