Dear all
Today we ventured into the middle of Christchurch, which is often described as a replica of a typical English town and we could quickly see why. The Centre is dominated by an Anglican cathedral and punting is De rigor on the gently flowing Avon which winds its way through the city, whilst a tramway reminiscent of something from Blackpool promenade trundles its way in a circuit around the main sights. 
The Canterbury Museum was really interesting and had a fascinating exhibition on Scott and his expedition to the Antarctic and the Maori artifacts stunning. I don’t really have much more to say about Christchurch it’s pretty, green and very anglofied in a way that is positive only the Kiwi's could do it and I loved it.
Bit of cricket talk now - Glad to see England have pulled one back against the Aussies in their ODI series even if it is 3-1 now - I suppose we could potentially win 3-4!! Lastly I want to vent some steam in the latest debacle to hit the cricket world cup with the likely cancellation of the venue for the India v England game at Eden gardens. I know so many people who were just flying out for this game as a long weekend and are now faced with either a penalized cancellation or more internal flights. BCCI SORT IT OUT!!
Today we ventured into the middle of Christchurch, which is often described as a replica of a typical English town and we could quickly see why. The Centre is dominated by an Anglican cathedral and punting is De rigor on the gently flowing Avon which winds its way through the city, whilst a tramway reminiscent of something from Blackpool promenade trundles its way in a circuit around the main sights. However since the earthquakes of last year and the subsequent 4,000+ aftershocks the landscape has taken on a different view of concrete blocks used to retain building facades with masses of temporary supporting works. We were quite shocked at the level of damage as had really thought that although the city had 'rocked' the media had not really given the impression that much had occurred. We still managed to wander round quite well even if some of the museums, shops & restaurants were closed.
The Canterbury Museum was really interesting and had a fascinating exhibition on Scott and his expedition to the Antarctic and the Maori artifacts stunning. I don’t really have much more to say about Christchurch it’s pretty, green and very anglofied in a way that is positive only the Kiwi's could do it and I loved it.The weather unusually (for us I hasten to say) had got very windy and a bit cold so we cheated on the cooking from and went for a very nice Thai meal. As write up this post snuggled up in the van a few drops of rain are bouncing gently off the roof. I suppose it couldn't last forever!
Tomorrow we are going to the International Antarctic Centre which coordinates the administration of the NZ, US & Italian Antarctic expeditions & then as we are not yet totally bored of cricket we are off to watch the 4th ODI between NZ & Pakistan.
Bit of cricket talk now - Glad to see England have pulled one back against the Aussies in their ODI series even if it is 3-1 now - I suppose we could potentially win 3-4!! Lastly I want to vent some steam in the latest debacle to hit the cricket world cup with the likely cancellation of the venue for the India v England game at Eden gardens. I know so many people who were just flying out for this game as a long weekend and are now faced with either a penalized cancellation or more internal flights. BCCI SORT IT OUT!!Right signing off for now
Hugs
Sara
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