Christchurch Airport

Had a bit of a sleep in and woke to a beautiful summer’s day. Apparently they haven’t had this amount of hot weather for years and we enjoyed a balmy 26 degress! Until we arrived at the International Antarctic Centre! We experienced snow storms, wind storms, 4D experiences of an Antarctic expedition adventure with water spraying in our faces, wind blowing under our seats and fake snow falling! Hamish absolutely hated it – he was so scared – the 4D had him thinking it was real and he screamed throughout the whole film! Amayah and Celeste loved the penguin feeding and learning about all the injured penguins and their stories of how they were saved. Michael enjoyed the scientific research and reading EVERY bit of information he could and I enjoyed the film with aerial footage and composed music compiled by a film maker who has been 27 times. We spent most of the day and the highlight was the bumpy ride on the Huggland snow transportation machine over rough terrain simulating a ride in the Antarctic! After hours and hours of information about the coldest place on earth, we headed east to the coast and drove down to the “Spit” in New Brighton., walked along the pier and enjoyed the sunshine! We then headed back into the city and looked at the Transitional Cathedral. This Anglican cathedral took 11 months to build after the devastation of the 2011 earthquake and it is made almost entirely of cardboard! It was amazing. Back to our caravan park for a last jump on the trampoline, dinner and bed!Read more