An amazing day. A good look round Christs College, at the earthquake damage, then to the local museum, which I really enjoyed: a lit of Antarctic relics, including Shackleton's 9hp motorized sled and Hillary's tractor, the first motorized vehicle to get to the south pole. And then a snocat from the 1958 Transantarctic expedition. All stuff I read about in books at school.
Then on to look at the earthquake damage in the town: an awesome task. So much left to do: streets of houses at crazy angles, all fed by temporary water 10 months later. Really thoughtful stuff. And a vibrant shoping centre, made entirely from containers( the bug metal boxes on the back of lofties)
Not the usual stuff of holidays. But very interesting.
Pictures are of quake damage, and the shopping centre
from my phone
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