Sumner and Godley Head

Went out to Sumner on New Year's Eve. Very rough and twisted roads along the Sumner waterfront from the quake damage. Took a few pics of the damage to the library building with its fence covered in plastic sculptures. Across the road, a patchwork tapestry had been draped over a container. The containers were everywhere and a huge wall of them (arrowed) were placed for protection against the rocky cliffs.

Then on to Godley Head, the peninsula that heads the entrance to Lyttleton Harbour. This area was used for gun emplacements during WWII and much of the construction is still evident with bunkers and buildings and underground magazines and storage areas. Unfortunately the earthquakes have created major damage to the old concrete structures making them too unsafe for the public to be allowed in.... but, hey, I didn't come all this way for nothing. I snuck in and risked it walking over cracked concrete areas (underground rooms beneath)and down the steps and got a great look at the remains of this fortress area.