The return to Australia came quickly once we had arrived back in Christchurch only that day for sightseeing before we boarded our jet back to Sydney Australia. That day were not to be wasted despite having visited Christchurch twice before on this trip. The downtown was looked at again,especially Christchurch Cathedral, to again marvel at the magnitude of damage the earthquake had wrough upon once immense strong stone structures. Around 4am the alarm bought re...

The return to Australia came quickly once we had arrived back in Christchurch only two days for sightseeing before we boarded our jet back to Sydney Australia. Those days were not to be wasted despite having visited Christchurch twice before on this trip. The downtown was looked at again,especially Christchurch Cathedral, to again marvel at the magnitude of damage the earthquake had wrough upon once immense strong stone structures. Around 4am the alarm bought ...

The return to Australia came quickly once we had arrived back in Christchurch only two days for sightseeing before we boarded our jet back to Sydney Australia. Those days were not to be wasted despite having visited Christchurch twice before on this trip. The downtown was looked at again,especially Christchurch Cathedral, to again marvel at the magnitude of damage the earthquake had wrough upon once immense strong stone structures. Around 4am the alarm bought ...

The villa at Timaru was almost my last night in New Zealand but this is not the last blog, well after getting, Blog of the day two days running, I tought you deserved more. The Villa overlooked the Pacific Ocean that I will be traversing tomorrow as work beckons back home. The views may look great but unlike Australia it is not soft white sands that greets the feet but either rocks or grey sands. We were not in hurry with only some 120kms to travel so we decid...

Duntrron is well known in Scotland and also in Australia as the home to Duntroon Military College. However less well known id Duntroon on the Canterbury Plains of New Zealand but indeed it holds the key to Duntrron in Australia. We had finished our visit to the historic Anglican church in Duntrron and were proceeding back towards the coast or so we thought. In downtown Duntroon the local hotel had stood vacant for many years. However today the car park was ful...