BACK ON THE AIRPLANES

BACK ON THE AIRPLANES This had been a very good stopover of a very good trip overall. Christchurch was three and a half hours away and we wanted to get back as there was one exhibition we hadn't seen before - Quake City, which dealt with the events of 2010 and 2011. A delicious stop for home made fruit scones in Geraldine, a farming community, and then ploughed on. When we eventually reached Christchurch we had an incredible welcome reception from the hotel staff who remembered us from our earlier stay - what had we done? There was a card welcoming us back and gifts of a beanie hat each to help us ward off the cold weather when we returned to the UK. However, we hurried off as, although Christchurch centre is small enough that you can walk everywhere within a few minutes we didn't want to miss this special and moving exhibition. It has some incredible artefacts from the Earthquakes, many filmed experiences from survivors and explanations of 'liquefaction', which wa...