CHAPTER 12Renee was glad to be almost home at East Ridge after Tyler picked her up from Christchurch Airport. As they drove though the parched Canterbury Plains she glanced up at the mountains that still had snow on their peaks. Everywhere else though, was parched land with the traffic on the highway, typically light. However, there were quite a few campervans that were probably driven by overseas tourists who flew into Christchurch. When they turned into East Ridge she expressed surprise at the number of vehicles there. As well as two campervans, both houses that they rented out had vehicles parked in their driveways and several people were walking around or relaxing in the shade beneath some of the larger trees.
"I had a last minute booking for Cottage 3," Tyler said referring to the se
