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2/2/2012 I was dozing away in bed this morning but at 7am, I was promptly woken up out of my reverie by quite a strong earthquake. It didn’t last for long actually but it was the strongest I’d felt so far. It felt like someone had the taken the house by it’s gables and shook… Read more »

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24/1/2012 I had arranged with Lesley, the woman I was staying with in Christchurch, to drive around the city in the car. I wanted to take a few photos of the devastation of the area for the article I was writing. There were quite a lot of buildings that were half falling down or half… Read more »

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23/1/2012 I couldn’t sleep the first night in Christchurch. Maybe it was because of the jetlag, or the cup of tea I drank before I went to bed or because there was a lot to take in with the whirlwind tour I was given but it took me ages to drift off to sleep. While… Read more »