ARRIVING IN NEW ZEALAND

After a delayed start from Geraldton with Qantas due to stormy weather around Perth, we arrived at 7.30pm. Annie and Charlotte delivered us to the International airport in plenty of time for our flight to Melbourne leaving at 10.35pm. It was a very large plane and full due to an earlier plane having to return to Perth because of the bad weather, another change of planes and we arrived in Christchurch around 12 noon.
During the afternoon we took a walk to the main centre of town and viewed much of the results of the 2011 earthquake. There have been many new buildings completed and lots more under construction and many signs of where the buildings have been demolished and many still to be demolished.
We visited the Re Start City Mall where they have turned shipping containers into shops and stalls. Tomorrow morning we will meet all of the other 38 fellow travellers and start tour and travel to Mt Cook.

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Rydges Hotel Christchurch
Cardboard Cathedral
Inside Cardboard Cathedral
Christchurch Cathedral
Shipping Container stalls
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