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Published: October 9th 2006
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Ash in the ice
I didnt have time to add it last time! Hello everybody...Kia Ora!
So this is our final day in NZ! 😞 We have been pretty chill over the last week..well in comparison to our lifestyle during the first 3 weeks of our trip. I'm pretty sure that I remember our last message was from Queenstown just before Ashley's birthday....so that's where I will start. QT was a great little city! It was packed with people because the ski season is just about over and it's been spring break here for the kids for the past two weeks. Everything in QT is about you buying something either an activity or merchandise/food..it has a great feel to it though! We met a few guys (Ben, Reese and Josh) that were staying at our hostel that also planned to go out on Sat night - but for one of their bdays (Ben)- so the plans were made predrinking and then off to the world bar! Sat day we just wandered around the city and took it all in..ash found her favorite Thai soup...we booked our canyoning trip (the last adrenhiline rush and Ash's bday present..i contributed some $$) Sat night came and we started meeting some more people, Zeb, mixing some strong
Matheson Lake
This is one of the mirror lakes..i dint have time to put it on last time drinks and playing drinking games! I'll sum it up a bit but we all got smashed and us leaving the hostel is about all that I remember.....the rest of the evening had to be pieced together by Ashley and our new friends! Both Zeb and Ash said I looked like I was having a fantastic time! I think that I did!...got my first trip DFMO and drank booze straight out of tea pots (the world bars signature drink) Ash had a great time too, she said she mostly chilled on the couches and talked with people - and of course drank tea pots! Around 5 we stumbled home and climbed into bed! The following day we watched movies and sat around and laughed aobut the previous night!...surprisingly feeling pretty good! Both Sun and Mon night we went out for dinner (stonegrill again and good pasta) with the guys and then took it easy after dinner watching movies or "footy" (rugby-its everywhere here).
On mon, our last day in QT, we went canyoning! Ash had already been before in Switzerland and was totally excited to go....I however was feeling a little like i had lost my adventurer guts since our
last big activity?! We found our that we were the first two to go into the canyon this season cause they only "opened" the day before.."Yeah, the flow will be good!...yeah, pretty strong..good!" Our gear this time included 2 FULL wetsuits, socks and booties, a head sock, helmet and harness wth butt pad (to cushon as we slid down the rocks)! Now try hiking uphill for 20 mins on a sunny day!! we got to zip line over the canyon-sweet as-and then repell down the side to the water! from there we did some gorilla walking up the river....remember when we went sledging and dove down the falls with the board? yeah this time no board just on your tummy head first with your hands in front! WOW that water was cold (now i understand the 2 wetsuits)! we did some smaller jumps...bum first! and then the big one....a 6m waterfall that we first slid down!!! yep thats right! and then we hiked back up and jumped from 2m above the waterfall into the bubbles at the bottom of the waterfall! I went last, prob not the best idea cause i was pretty scared! but we both did it and
LOVED it!!! we finished down the river and then climbed out back to the van....what a fantastic day! We said our goodbyes to everyone and then packed up for Dunedin...
We did not like Dunedin!!! the city was built to be like a city in Scottland and therefore did not "feel"NZ. It was a big city with lots of big churches and cafes and stores...lame...When we got there we chilled in our hostel, then went to see step up (a movie..it just came out here, their a little behind us)..in NZ the cinemas have assigned seating-weird!...it was an excellent movie and the boy was totally hot! oddly enough we were sitting in the lobby talking about emailing Zeb to try to meet up with hiim for Ash's bday the next day when he walked out of a movie! On Ash's bday we took our time getting ready wantdered around the city and went for our Cadbury chocolate factory tour...got free chocolate but the tour didnt show as much as we hoped! but the smell inside was AMAZING! We met up the Zeb went for dinner and then chilled at the hostel until a good goign out time...we had to
search for a bar that had people in it -it was a Wed night but we thought student city (Otago uni)...the night was alright! soryy Ash we tried...Our next day n Dunedin we didnt even leave the hostel!
From there we went to Lake Tekapo (only a stop to break up the drive to Christchurch) and saw some beautiful scenery! There was this one lake in front of Mt Cook that was powder blue! The sun was out and it was a very scenic drive, including the sheep and cows! Tekapo was tiny and beautiful, another city infront of mountains and a lake! Next was Christchurch...a great place! It's another big city but it is very busy with people, parks and stuff to do and look at as you walk around! Again we met up with Zeb here and yesterday we went on the "TTT" , tram track trip, we didnt want to have to pay to go on the tram so we walked the track. Saw all the important tourist things in the city and watched a Fantastic street performer - our fave move was when he pretended to be a preacher when the tram car went by!
We went out to Shooters on Sat night....ash wasnt into it so she went home early and Zeb and I just danced and drank until about 3! it was pretty good but no QT! We've been relaxing alot, saving our cash and just enjoying our last days in NZ! Can't believe its here already...Zeb heads back to Australia on wed so he's in the same boat as us!
BUT....hot sun in only one more day!!! Beaches and cheap$$$ in only three more days!!!!
Love you all too much, miss you all lots and hope everything is good at home!
Jen and Ashley xoxoxxoxo
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