Today was our last official day of the tour, as tomorrow we start our long trip back home. We visited Mt Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand. Mt Cook is covered in clouds 75% of the time, so we were lucky and got to see part of it. The trip back included areas that looked like battlefields out of "Lord of the Ring". Christchurch is still recovering from its earthquakes. The downtown is still devastated. The old brick and mortar buildings did not do so well. Wood buildings survived the quake much better.
Vera with Mt Cook in the background
Cargo containers being used to hold buildings up in downtown Christchurch
Christchurch cathedral lost its spire in the first quake, then more damage in the second
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