Christchurch Airport is a beautifully designed airport, where the vast use of glass allows views of the snow covered mountains (pictured above).
We couldn't help but think of Borat when we saw this Uzbekistan Airplane (pictured above). For some reason I had images of chickens flapping around the cabin.
Whilst we were leaving the plane they had those heat seeking cameras set up that are supposed to detect whether a passenger is sick, i.e. has Swine Flu. I looked back at the staff who were watching the television monitors, and I had flash backs to the movie, Predator, and the Alien who hunts Arnold Schwarzenegger and his team. I guess Quarantine Staff are hunting, just different prey – sick people with Swine Flu.
Louise's mum kindly picked us up from the airport, and drove us back home. It seemed that we were away much longer than just four days.
I really enjoyed our trip to New Zealand, and with terrific travel deals at the moment, it's well worth the trip "across the ditch" for a short break.
