earthquake

Thank you all for all comments! We have now switched countries to New Zealand (this flight was piece of cake, only 10 hours.) Lillgrodan actually slept the mayority of the time (unlike her parents who slept nada) and continued to do so more or less all day when we arrived. So last night was a challenge. She didn't cope with the heat in Singapore too well, but is now returning to her old self again, blowing bubbles like ever before, but we are all rather jetlegged and feeling much more hungover than we deserve.

Anyhow, when I was awake 5 o'clock this morning, the bed suddenly begun to shake! It only lasted a few seconds, but I got confirmed that it was a proper earthquake, the after shakes from the big ones in Christchurch last year still continues. Today we went in to Christchurch which was a rather sad sight. The entire center was affected, and a big part is totally closed, and every second house is closed - no one knows for how long. Parts really look like a ghost town. Some stores had re-emerged in containers, but it was still a rather eerie atmosphere. And off course there are warning signs everywhere, as no one knnows when the ground will shake next time, and how the affected houses will react then... We are staying outside of the city, on a farm. Lamb feeding on the schedule tomorrow.

I have not yet figured out how to write descriptions for the photos, but these photos anyhow show Christchurch - the fenced off city centre and an example of one of the 900+ affected buildings you're no longer allowed to enter, the "new" center in containers, and the beautiful countryside close to Akaroa as well as our fantastic b&b there.