In the last week, we've said 'good-bye' to New Zealand, whipped through Singapore, and started our time in Malaysia. When we last left off, we had revised our plans to hit the West Coast of New Zealand and go through Arthur's Pass due to stormy weather. We ended up driving out to Lake Tekapo, which was a more direct route back to Christchurch. On the way, we drove through the Lindis Pass and encountered a bit of snow, but nothing too serious for us. When we arrived at Tekapo, we met up with our new friends Reut and Tomer (the Israeli couple we met in Queenstown) who had also decided to head to Tekapo that day. It was pretty cold and there was snow in the air, so we nixed our idea to hike up to
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