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San Francisco | Sydney Australia | Sail Out | Sea Days | Fjordland National Park | Dunedin and Port Chalmers | Christchurch | Wellington | Napier | Turanga | Auckland | Bay of Islands | Return to Sydney and "home"

Christchurch

Lyttelton is the harbor town for Christchurch, which had a major earth quake about two months before our arrival. Most of the damage had been cleaned up, but some buildings were fenced off slated for destruction. The city of Christchurch has an English history and there are numerous Victorian houses and formal gardens. We thought the small city was the nicest we saw on our trip.
The harbor water in Lyttelton is cloudy from the recent rains
The harbor water in Lyttelton is cloudy from the recent rains		 Christchurch from the mountain above Lyttelton
Christchurch from the mountain above Lyttelton		 Entrance to the Avon formal garden
Entrance to the Avon formal garden		 Maggie and our guide enjoy the walk
Maggie and our guide enjoy the walk
Well kept gardens
Well kept gardens		 Beautiful flowers
Beautiful flowers		 With lily ponds
With lily ponds		 That lamp post was tilted
That lamp post was tilted
Rose garden
Rose garden		 Close view
Close view		 And a longer view
And a longer view		 The hills surround Lyttelton are covered with gorse
The hills surround Lyttelton are covered with gorse
A look back……
A look back……		 Toward Christchurch
Toward Christchurch		 Courtesy of a circular polarizing filter
Courtesy of a circular polarizing filter		 Me playing with the 400 mm telephoto
Me playing with the 400 mm telephoto
Sun Princess crew playing …….
Sun Princess crew playing …….		 With the life boats
With the life boats		 Pilot boat approaching says we are almost out of the harbor
Pilot boat approaching says we are almost out of the harbor		 I always like this shot
I always like this shot
Goodbye Christchurch
Goodbye Christchurch

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