We left Christchurch early on Monday morning to make our way to Mount Cook (Aoraki is its Maori name). We bought bus tickets which can be used anywhere around both Islands so its really easy to get around. The journey was good, really nice scenery...and nothing like the kiwi experience! Just a normal coach through the mountains with some stops for photo opportunities. We booked into a really cute hostel which feels just like a ski log cabin, it even has a sauna! And I thought this travelling life was going to be hard!! I think I got bitten so many times on day one by the travel bug, i'm loving every minute of it and I haven't used my ghds once! We got to mount cook about lunch time, there are so many different
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