2011 - H & A WORLD CRUISE - CHRISTCHURCH

NOW CHANGED TO SOUTH ISLAND

AND AMSTERDAM IS DOCKED AT LYTTLETON, THE PORT NEAR CHRISTCHURCH

CHRISTCHURCH HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS OF LATE ON ACCOUNT OF EARTHQUAKES. A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER WE LEFT, ANOTHER DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE HIT THE CITY.

THE TOUR TODAY IS TO GO FAR INLAND & INTO THE HIGH COUNTRY WHERE THERE IS A SHEEP STATION. THEN THE HIGHLIGHT SHOULD BE A JET BOAT RIDE.

LORAINE & SANDY FROM MY DINING TABLE WERE ALSO ALONG.

CHRISTCHURCH

NOTICED THIS ON THE WAY INTO DOCK & WONDERED IF IT IS THE ACTUAL CHRIST CHURCH. NEVER DID FIND OUT

FIRST A STOP AT THE GARDENS IN CHRISTCHURCH & A WALK ALONG THE RIVER HERE.

SOME PRETTY LOOKING GRAFFITI FOR A CHANGE...

AT THIS POINT, I FOUND MY MEMORY CARD WAS FULL. I THINK I DELETED SOME OLD PICS & REDUCED THE SIZE OF FUTURE PICTURES. ENOUGH ANYWAY TO GET SOME SHOTS.

I ALSO MET THE LOVELY MARTHA HERE.

IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE WE WERE OUT INTO THE COUNTRYSIDE & SEEING OUR FIRST SHEEP OF THE DAY.

EXCEPT THAT THOSE SHEEP WERE LLAMAS...

GRADUALLY CLIMBING HIGHER

A PARTICULARLY NICE FENCE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I LIKE FENCES AS PHOTO SUBJECTS, BUT I FIND THEM VERY PLEASING.

I LIKE LAUNDRY TOO FOR SOME REASON.

A MEAL BREAK

DIDYMO

WHAT'S THAT?

SOUNDS BAD WHATEVER IT IS.

THIS IS OUR VAN

AND SOME OF THE PASSENGERS. I GET A FRONT SEAT - VERY NICE.

WE ENTER THE SHEEP STATION & , NOW THERE ARE SHEEP. BUT NOT MASSES OF THEM.

NOW WE ARE UP HIGH. GREAT VIEWS IN EVERY DIRECTION...

AND WE REACH THE RIVER & IT'S TIME FOR OUR JET BOAT RIDE....

TAKING ON A HITCH-HIKER...

AND A VIDEO - HOLD ONTO YOU HATS.

YOU CAN VIEW THAT IN FULL SCREEN IF YOU WANT...