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Day 17 - Akaroa to Christchurch
Hot to begin with last night, then colder in the wee hours! Woke to overcast weather and a bit of sporadic drizzle. Our planned lunch at one of the French Restaurants will go by the wayside today, as the wind is getting up and is pretty cold. Went to the Akaroa shops, after a photo stop at the lighthouse, for the compulsory coffee and "look around …
No more cars, train travel instead
We woke this morning to more drizzling rain. I'm sure Greymouth could be very pretty in the right weather but today it is just grey (maybe thats where it got its name from) It really got its name from the Grey River which mets the sea here. We went for a drive along the breakwall to the mouth of the river. The sea was very rough and windy with a …
Warzone: Restricted area!
... an old volcanic crater which is now partly filled up with sea water. Emma has a car and picks me up. The drive is very nice and scenic. After a nice picknick down at the bay we head back to Christchurch. Before the night falls I visit the botanical gardens and just chill out and reflect on my experiences. It's very clear that Christchurch is ruined in a way. The whole citycentre is a complete warzone and ...
Kia Ora
... Hosts" Jess und George abgeholt und sind in Richtung "Ende der Welt" gefahren. Mein Rucksack kam dann glücklicherweise 2 Tage später.
Unsere Gastgeber sind wirklich super nett, noch ziemlich jung und sie wohnen weit, weit weg inzwischen von fast 16.000 Schafen, ein paar Rindern, 2 Pferden und 9 Hunden. Darunter ist auch der süßeste und verückteste Hund, ein Beagel namens Bagel. Und wenn man sich umschaut, ist weit ...
Chilling in Christchurch - again
... but we were amazed how many other buildings still hadn't been levelled. In the time we have been in Christchurch with our friends the local Countdown has gone from being something that resembled a Supermarket to a pile of rubble.
There are some quite neat things going on in the city as well to fill in some of the spaces left. I think we have mentioned it before but there is a dance pad pretty close to town with ...