Christchurch: last night in NZ

Tonight is our last night in NZ. We start our long journey home by flying to the North Island to Auckland and then we catch a direct flight to San Francisco then catch another flight to Denver. It will take 25 hours of constant traveling time. Whew!  Maybe I can get the pilot to sign my souvenir!

Besides waiting for our flight tomorrow we walked around Christchurch. This is a big city that suffered two major earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. They are rebuilding the city but it has been slow because of funding and insurance claims. So 4 years later we can still see the scars everywhere around the main downtown area.  Construction is everywhere with a positive Kiwi attitude of survival.

So thanks for coming along with us. It's been an amazing adventure!  We highly recommend coming down under to visit these great islands. Good day good day'
xxoo
Mary & Sam