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The weather forecast called for the clouds to disperse sometime in the afternoon, so I passed the morning hanging out at city center reading a book. I returned to the hostel to make myself a quick lunch, and hten set off for Port Hills and the Christchurch Gondola.

Having learned my lesson from the previous day, I eschewed the Best Attractions shuttle and went straight to the bus station. Catching the right bus was easy. The brochure indicated the #28 bus to Lyttleton would drop me off at the base station. When we pulled into the gondola parking lot, it really looked like the sky was going to clear. Several tourists and I (foolishly) paid for our ride up.

The view at the top was... well, there was no view to speak of. We were pretty much in the middle of a cloud. Pictures along the observatory deck showed what we should've been looking for, but all we saw was white mist. I thought to do a couple walks, but a quick glance at the trail told me there'd be nothing to see. Patiently, I waited for the weatherman's forecast to come true, but the mist appeared to grow thicker with each passing minute. Finally, along with the other disappointed tourists, I hopped on the gondola and headed back down. What a waste of a day, I thought to myself.

I did manage to salvage the day back at the hostel by doing something I hadn't done before though.

Watch Kill Bill Vol 1.

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