Luckily felt no aftershocks in Christchurch, we are now in Kaikoura, though only for one night, as due to the buses annoyingly not running everyday, we either have to stay 1 or 3 nights, and we don't have time to stay for 3! The scenery along the way was beautiful, I woke up to the full moon over the mountains as the sun was setting and it was beautiful. We also saw the Pacific Ocean, just as we arrived at Kaikoura which was pretty cool. Kaikoura means 'Kai -food...

We are now in New Zealand! Which is very exciting, looking forward to travelling on from Christchurch though as it is very dead here since the earthquake. It's a shame because you can see from wht's left standing that it would have been a very beautiful city! I got quite homesick though, becuase we'd just come from Amanda's lovely house, and even though our hostel was perfectly fine, being in Christchurch made me miss home, as it really reminded me of England! I ...