Hot, hot, hot today. We had a walk round Christchurch to see some of the earthquake damage and the temporary shops, and nearly melted!
This is the old cathedral, waiting for a decision on rebuilding:
And this is the temporary new one, made mostly out of enormous cardboard tubes:
Christchurch is gradually being rebuilt, but a lot of buildings are still waiting to be demolished and the whole central business district is cordoned off. Temporary shops have been set up in a shopping mall made of containers, which looks very funky!
After that we went to the Botanic Gardens to cool down in the shade
Now we've dropped off our camper van and have three hours to fill in the airport, before our flight to Melbourne tonight. So tomorrow, another country! Apparently Melbourne is even hotter than here at the moment...
Vicky, Mike, Thomas and Kitty xxxx
Wow! Wow! Wow! Looks like you are still having a completely amazing time. Loving the colour of that sea and the whale news. Thanks for the campervan pic, what a great campsite. Looking forward to the news from Oz xxx
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