Christchurch

It feels good to be back in New Zealand.  Surreal, but good...or maybe that should be "and good."  Got my Extreme Cold Weather gear issued today and took a fellow team member to the ocean for the first time in his 29 year life.  Funny that his first is the South Pacific vs. the Atlantic a couple hundred miles from his home...  Oh, I woke up at 3:30am last night to find out what an aftershock from the 21st floor feels like.  That was interesting.  Who knew a building so big could sway so much.  Christchurch looks like it's been in a fight.  Tomorrow I leave for the bottom of the world.  Wish me luck.