St Anne's Lagoon is an excellent place to stop and relax on a long car drive between Christchurch and Kaikoura. Just a few minutes north from Cheviot it offers many quiet parking spots around the lagoon where you can stretch your legs, eat at the tables provided, go to the toilet and truly relax as you enjoy the tranquil lake-like scenery and diverse waterfowl. Spring bulbs were in full flower on a cloudless day and there was just the gentlest of breezes blowing through the trees which were all