Rainy day today

We had a significant change in weather today.  We woke up to torrential rain and high winds.  It was nice to have a slow morning and thankful it wasn’t a day we had booked anything.  Finally at about 3 pm the rain stopped and we could venture out.

This is the temporary cathedral built until the renovations to the original cathedral can be finished.  There’s still a long way to go as it was heavily damaged.

This is a model of what it looked like before.

This is the construction site.  A long way to go until completion.  

We took a Hop On Hop Off today on the tram.  We learned a lot from the commentary.  Pretty well all buildings that were brick and mortar came down.  Concrete buildings survived.

We went to the memorial which is done so nicely down by the river.

The quake happened in 2011.  Twelve years ago and some businesses are just receiving settlement from the insurance company.



This is the tram station.  We were trying to find somewhere for dinner.

This is New Regent Street but almost everything was closed because it’s Monday.





We did a quick 30 minute tour of the Art Galley before it closed.

This piece caught my eye.

We are catching the bus to Akaroa tomorrow.  It’s about 1.5 hours outside if Christchurch.  It’s supposed to be stunning scenery on the way and the town itself is on the ocean and known for dolphins.  Weather should be good and it’s our last day in Christchurch.