Among Headstones

Akaroa is a small town, unless your coming in on something not much larger then a sail boat then you are not getting in. My first task in my head is to get to the lighthouse that I passed on my way in on the tender boat. My second get into the lighthouse for free, so I flash my crew pass  and in I go. Please if you are ever in Akaroa pay the kind lady who works here it is well worth it I told her I would do my best to send ten people her way who would pay. This lighthouse is small but it a gem. It is only two and half floors but the view from its deck is something else.

After exiting the lighthouse I had planned on going to find an "Artist's Studio" that was another 200 m... I however still have NO clue how far that is so instead I crossed the street attracted by a sign reading... Cemetery. Close by was another sign that said the headstones and monuments were unstable after the earthquake that had struck Christchurch. I think if there is anything I have learned about small towns is they seem to have larger cemeteries. This could be due to the fact that many people leave and wish to be buried back at home, that sounds logical and sentimental.
 Anywho... Some of these headstones are beautiful, some are forgotten and plenty look like toppled chess pieces.
The stones are cracked and mossy. This is the first time I have ever noticed, it does not take long for a head stone to deteriorate. I found one from the early 90's it is very uncared for. I felt sad about this and said my apologies as well as that I would try do my best to remember the poor soul. In my head I justified that it would be alright to take pictures of some of the headstones as long as they had left this earth before the 1980's those ones if they hadn't moved on probably would of liked the attention, if they stuck around that is. I know I wouldn't mind. A sign pointed me into the woods down a trail towards other cemeteries. I followed. This path was not used often. I did get lost for a short bit and slightly regretted my risk taking but the lostness payed off with another great view. Then I found my way back to the R.C. and Dessenters cemeteries. Less toppled stones here. Although This cemetery was on a hill and I got a little bit of a feeling that the ones at the top might have paid more to either get a better view or be closer to the sky... that was just a passing thought. I did find out in this graveyard there were three Elizabeth headstones very close surrounded by ivy and growth from the woods, beautiful but still a little sad. I will stop talking about cemeteries now I promise, unless I find another one, but to be honest I don't look for them.