February 14th- Day 7

Today was our first full day in Lincoln. This morning we planned the rest of our week. Tomorrow we plan on heading into Christchurch and catching a ride on Naked Bus. We will travel on down to Queenstown where we should arrive around 6:30pm. We have already made room reservation at Base Queenstown for four nights in the female dormitories. Wednesday morning we plan on heading out to go bungy jumping. I was able to get a combo deal for two jumps, one off of Ledge Bungy, and the other off of Nevis Bungy. The Nevis is the largest bungy in the world and we plan on doing that Thursday. So we should have a fun filled week of adventures.
This afternoon we had arrived in Christchurch and we walked the streets to see some of the sites. Our first stop was the Cathedral Square.

 This is the Christchurch Cathedral, located in Cathedral Square which is also know as the heart of Christchurch.

 Throughout the Square there are numerous sculptures of animals.

 Since the year 2000, The Chalice, a large piece of modern sculpture in the form of an inverted cone, has stood in the square subverting the shape of the spire that rises above the cathedral. The Chalice, designed by prominent New Zealand artist Neil Dawson, is made up of forty-two leaf patterns featuring different native plants

 Each year Christchurch holds the annual Festival of Flowers. It is known as the Garden City and inside the Cathedral is a long flowered carpet where there are numerous designs and forms created from the flowers.

 This is only a section of the flower carpet, but you can see the detail and the amount of flowers involved.

 This is a photo of the front of the Cathedral.

 Another photo of the Cathedral from the Square.

This is one of numerous sculptures around the Square surrounding the Cathedral.

Tomorrow we plan on heading further south on the island where we will embark on journey of a lifetime.