I'm posting this quickly, between aftershocks. There has been another huge earthquake – magnitude 6.3, 5 km deep, centred in Lyttleton. It was, and still is, absolutely terrifying. But so far I'm ok, and Stewart is ok – Southbridge and Lincoln are on the other side of Christchurch, so we have so far escaped the …
Earthquake update
Thanks to everyone who has been asking how we're doing in the aftermath of Saturday's earthquake. We're both fine so far, although the aftershocks are scaring the bejesus out of us on a regular basis. But the house is ok, we're both uninjured, and there's been no real damage to anything. The chimney has cracks …