Stonehurst Accommodation
Travel Blogs from Christchurch
Queenstown to Christchurch
On the bus early again, and said goodbye to the remaining team members. I had a very long journey to Christchurch with loads of stops for photos, food etc, eventually arrived about 5pm and checked into a nice place called Stonehurst backpackers. An early night followed as I was dropping off watching Harry Potter and the witch's wart (or something …
Christchurch
Hay everyone. Sorry for not putting an entry on here for a while. It has been rather hectic and access to computers for long enough hasn't been easy. Just before I jump to New Zealand, a quick mention of my last Saturday in Sydney. Junayd and I went out to see three friends that I had met in Byron Bay, in a Bavarian bar in Sydney CBD. When we got …
End of NZ
Well in the morning the weather was perfect at Mt Cook and myself and Nigel decided to do a boat trip on the glacier lake there seeing as I couldn't do much else! We had some great views of Mt Cook too and got to see some pieces of the glacier crashing down into the water although not as spectacular as the Moreno Glacier in Argentina. Nigel planned …
Allo from New Zealand
Hey. Well I made it to Christchurch just fine. Only a three hour flight. The night before though, I took the train into Newcastle from Suzie's at 10pm and stayed at Barbara's. I caught the 4:30am train into Sydney, then on to the Airport. I pride myself in not seeing anything except for the airport in Sydney; not many people who step into Australia …
Onwards to Christchurch - Night 112
Overnight the clouds had rolled in, making today ideal for riding a bus. Leaving Tekapo around 9am, we made Christchurch by 1pm and after a brief city tour I was all checked into the Stonehurst Accommodation by 2. Two of my roommates at Stonehurst are from the Yukon, that small, triangular shaped Canadian province bordering Alaska. Now's that the …