CHRISTCHURCH THE REDEEMER DAY 42: Christchurch At last we had some weather that would allow us to explore the town and see a little more than the tourist shops we'd seen so far. And it changed my opinion of Christchurch totally. Perhaps I'd been a little unfair to start with as this place is still recovering from an earthquake that happened just two months ago. We headed out towards the Botanical Gardens taking in a few craft shops along the way. This was th...

RAIN STOPS PLAY IN CHRISTCHURCH DAY 32: Christchurch The highs of yesterday's amazing events and great weather were brought crashing down to earth with horrendous wind and rain all day long in Christchurch today. After a lazy start to the wet morning, watching two crap movies and one half good one in bed, we decided to venture out for some lunch. And immediately regretted it as we got soaked. We found a nice little cafe with a fire on and we had some thick ...