I have received many worried emails and facebook messages from friends and family worried about me and Montana's safety after hearing about the huge earthquake in Christchurch. We are fine, across the south island on the west coast in Wanaka, and didn't even know there was an earthquake until we took a rest stop at a cafe from driving all day and saw it on the news.
It's pretty scary stuff, we are watching the news now and buildings are down everywhere, the death toll is 65 confirmed and rising. Keep the people of Christchurch and New Zealand is your thoughts and prayers-- this is the second major earthquake to hit the south island's largest city since September.
We managed to avoid the floods in Queensland, the cyclone in Cairnes, the floods in Melbourne, and now the earthquakes here. I am counting my lucky stars and thinking of those who have not been as lucky.
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Feb 24th
EDIT:
Montana and I just heard that the hostel in Christchurch that we stayed in when we first arrived in New Zealand has been totally destroyed by the quake. It is assumed that everyone who was inside the hostel at the time is dead. It's one thing to hear about a far away disaster, but knowing that people staying in the same exact place we did were killed... probably some staff or long-term stayers we saw and interacted with at some point... gah, it's terrifying. There are over 300 people still missing and it's been over 48 hours since the earthquake hit. It's hard to believe that in this day and age we still can't pinpoint when and where exactly natural disaster will strike.
Life is short and precious, this is another reminder to go out and make the most of every moment we have.
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