CHRISTCHURCH MISCELLANY

A happy chappy bickys at the beach. (Sumner)

Lynn at cave Sumner Beach.

Flagstaff Hill, Sumner before the 22 Feb earthquake. It is somewhat different now.

Robin Judkins, Mr Coast to Coast finishing.

Speights Coast to Coast finish line Sumner Beach.

Thankfully the worst of the earthquake damage in Lynn's house especially when you hear the sad and heartrending stories one month later.

Exterior wall.

Happy in her lot preparing to make pear crumble for charity. Pears off Lynn's tree.

Not so sure.

The end result ready for 1oo plus diners at St Chad's earthquake welfare centre where we helped the following day.

THE WET WEST COAST (AWESOME)

Typical of the many beautiful secondary West Coast Roads we travelled on.

Raewyn surrounded by the spray from Thunder Falls.

Sunrise at Jackson Bay.

Clearwater Creek, from left Fox Glacier, Mt Tasman, & Mt Cook

Wednesday nights park over posse at Clearwater Creek.

As close as we could get to the Fox Glacier due to the paths being washed out.

A tepee and toasted marshmallows at Okarito.

Typical of one of the several short forest walks we took.

The climax of the White Heron Sanctuary Tour.

Raewyn (centre) heading off for the face of the Franz Josef Glacier.

A guided party on the Franz Josef Glacier.

A rewarding finale to the Monteiths Brewery Tour.

The Little Earth Model Village, 1/12 scale 1930's Waiuta.

The famous Blackball Hilton Hotel. We did not go in for a beer as we were all beered out after the Monteiths Brewery Tour







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The Tranz Alpine Express entering the 8.5k, 1 to 33 gradient Otira Tunnel at Arthurs Pass.

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CHRISTMAS TWENTY THOUSAND & TEN

Christmas Eve dinner. Thanks Matt & Vicky.

A perfect Christmas day.

The reason for the season, worship Christchurch Cathedral.

LAKE ELLESMERE WEEKEND ROAD TRIP

Our Saturday night site.

A busy Saturday afternoon, all there for jet and watersking.

A tranquil Sunday morning.

A very thin strip of land between Lake Ellesmere and the Pacific Ocean.

Grain & Silos

ANOTHER WEEKEND ANOTHER WEDDING

KARREN & BOB'S BIG DAY

Reid's Beach, Taipa.

Guests

The bride side.

Reception, Okahu Estate.

Auckland stopover, Aotea Square.

BEACH HOPPING

A trip away where we called into and walked on seven beaches between Christchurch & Motunau where we stayed the night.

The beaches went from sand to stone as you went north.

Purple Groundsel a common and very pretty coastal flower.

Our site on the Motunau river mouth.

Happy Hour

Very popular with the day fishermen.

Sunday lunch stop, looking at Motunau Island.

Tipapa Historic Woolshed, built in 1890.

Boards & bottles

Tipapa sheep