A round up of the photos for Christchurch and the Southern alpine crossing.

Photo 1, Punting in the city centre

Photo 2, City centre tram

Photo 3, Christchurch cathedral in ruins, a cardboard cathedral replaces it elsewhere with a memorial to 129 people who lost their lives in the earthquake.

Photo 4, Container city while rebuilding takes place.

Photo 5 Approaching the Alps.

Photo 6 High plains, tussocks of grass, limited sheep grazing, dry side of the mountains

Photo 7 Tunnel and water shute over road, high up near the passes.

Just a flavour of the countryside! Once we had crossed the watershed the terrain became lush sub tropical forest and tree ferns, a marked contrast due to the prevailing westerly winds which bring many metres of rain.

All our best,

Lynne, Alan and Josh