Blogs from Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 7

They are certain situations that you find yourself in when living on the road. One is the constant good byes that have to be said. And this is the situation that I find myself in once again. I have been in Lake Tekapo for nearly 4 months and have met some great people and have shared some great times with them. We kept each other occupied on boring days, road tripped and celebrated together. Not to mention the dinner parties, house parties, days on the slopes, movie nights, day hikes and even guitar sessions at the lake. Looking back at my time in this town I remember the good times, the smiles and the laughter. I do remember the days of cabin fever, when the town was covered in snow, the days short and the nights ... read more

Thursday was a beautiful sunny day here in Lake Tekapo. Sofia, Melisa and I had decided to have a little picnic out at Lake Alexadrina. We spent the day just laughing, joking and making plans. Somewhere in one of these conversations the topic of taking the Mt Cook scenic flight popped up. We knew we got a locals discount so why not. Upon returning into town we found ourselves in the Air Safari office getting prices and flight times. The 50% off discount helped encourage our decision and we decided Saturday morning was a good day (depending on weather and flight availability). After a quick phone call on saturday morning, we were on our way into the Tekapo office then put into the van and driven out to the airport. The weather was beautiful, with no ... read more

I know, it's been a while since the last update... But there have been a few roadblocks. first off, I was using the internet at work for these updates, and since, the wireless connection is no longer. something about a massive bill or something, so they canned the service. Fair enough. Another problem was my trial version of Microsoft Word ran out, and I don't want to pay the $150 CDN to 'convert' to the full version. It's highway robbery I say. Life has been good in Tekapo. Lately, or since I've been working here, I've fallen into a life of a sort of routine. I sleep in the same bed at night. I make lunches to eat the next day at work. I wake up more or less around the same time when I have ... read more

It has been three months since I left my home in Canada. It was the end of winter. Now I am in the midst of a New Zealand winter. The sun has been hiding for close to a week now but it does make the odd guest appearance. It has been sometime since I have published a blog. The only excuse I have is that life as an employed person is less eventful. But an update is required and here it is. So I was the lone cook at Pepe's for a few days then I got two new co workers. Things at the job are going very well. Rafael and Tomas are talented pizza makers, (which happens to be a skill that I lightly posses). We listen to rock and roll during prep time, followed ... read more

Hi folks, Here are a few of the photographs of our big day. Enjoy, love Karen & Vinny... read more