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Brisbane to Christchurch
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February
Brisbane to Christchurch
Australia - New Zealand
27-44°S
153-173°E
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Introduction to today's journey
Today's journey takes me from my home in Brisbane flying across the Tasman Sea arriving in Christchurch in the time before the big earthquakes.
Today's Journey
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At Brisbane airport in the early morning ready to head across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand. |
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Flying over the Gold Coast City as we head out over the ocean. The city sits on a sand bar, and behind it is the world's largest canal estate (even larger than Venice). |
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Crossing high above the Tasman Sea. |
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Crossing the South Island West Coast over Hokitika as we begin our descent into Christchurch on the other side of the island. |
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Crossing above the two kilometre high mountains of the Southern Alps as we continue descending. |
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Arriving at Christchurch Airport from where I head into the city. |
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Most of the cloud has cleared as I settle in and explore Cathedral Square as it appears before the earthquakes. Here a couple of people play chess in front of the cathedral. |
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I enter the cathedral as a choir is practicing. The gothic stonework seems indestructable. |
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The Press (Christchurch's main newspaper) building behind the cathedral. |
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Returning to my accommodation, I pass under the Bridge of Rememberance as the cloud closes in again and the temperature plummets. |
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