Ashleigh Court Motel Christchurch

... h. nichts V<br>Verbindliches, aber froher Dinge, dich ich nun mal oft bin, denke ich jetzt, dass es die beste Alternative fuer mich zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt ist.<br><br>Habe keine Ahnung in welche Richtung wir Morgen starten...Ebenfalls habe ich die anderen Menschen, mit denen ich traveln werde, auch noch nie gesehen.<br>Spannung;)...<br><br>Bis zum naechsten Mal<br><br>Silvi

... of mountains. Now back at the hotel. We pick up our motorhome on Monday and hit the road so not sure how often we will find an internet cafe when in the open countryside. Hope everyone is keeping well...yes more comments would be good. Being in a confined space with only each other for company will bean interesting challenge

... there was around my age so i didn't feel like a total old ****. And, most of the people were travelling alone too. I have to say that the 3 weeks i spent in NZ were the best times of my trip. The people that i met on that bus were just amazing. <br><br>We started off in a place called Kaikoura, about 3 hours north of Christchurch. We were there to go whale watching, fishing and swimming with seals. I opted for the whale watching but the weather ...

... that landing<br>helicopters on snow and ice was no longer a clever idea, so the trip<br>was cancelled and money refunded :(A bit deflated we headed off for a 90<br>min walking track around Lake Mathesen down the road at Fox and<br>almost immediately forgot the disappointment as we got to enjoy the<br>incredible skies from down at non-windy ground level, and then even<br>better as we were treated to crystal clear reflections of Mount Cook ...

... forgot the cowboy caviar - beans), then headed into Arthur's pass village. The information building was, well.. informative. SquawJenny did her conservation bit &amp; bought possum gloves. We decided to kick on towards Franz Josef. It wasn't long before we saw a signpost for the Otira Viaduct viewing area. We parked the wagons up the top which was no mean feat, with smiling minicar owners stopped across the path just looking at you. Lights on and nobody home. I used my newly ...

... mount cook unless you had lots of money to do mountaineering, but we went on a long walk up to a view point to view the icebergs on the glacier lake and to the blue lakes that were actually green. We then went up to Lake Tekapo (yet another picturesque lake and little town) we read and ate fish 'n' chips. We then headed up north to Hammer Springs for the weekend and stayed in a campsite, for our first shower since Queenstown! Hammer springs was ...

... he was getting away with something. Anyway, as schist breaks down , small particles have worked it's way to the coastline creating very productive farm land but the balance is pretty rocky and barely can produce pasture...therefore lots of sheep. The other thing I noted was  respect farm directors have for local TV since most everyone is usually within the 1st generation of the farm. Everyone had appreciation for agriculture.  In fact on the nightly news ...

... passámos pelo Antartic Centre... vários paises usam Christchurch como base logistica para as suas missões cientifícas na Antárdida, o Antartic Centre foi cosntruido para esse fim, mas também tem uma parte aberta ao público que é bastante interessante e educativa. Aqui podemos aprender mais acerca da Antártida, as missões que lá trabalham, experimentar uma tempestade Antártica, ver os pequenos pinguins azuis, ou dar uma volta num Hagglund antártico (um veiculo ...

... then time to say good bye and I was off to the hotel. The hotel is right in the centre and the room was great. It wasn't until the morning had I noticed it had no windows. But great use of mirrors and lighting (and free internet) After my quick walk around Christchurch I realised it was much the same, then I crashed for the evening.

... br><br><br><br>As soon as we sat down, things went from the sublime to the ridiculous.<br><br>The first waiter explained that the chef had "done a runner" (quote unquote), so the owner/manager was in the kitchen at the moment, trying to cover for him. <br><br>He said that as a result, the 20 options for main dishes had come down to 3, and there were now NO vegetarian or non-meat options available! <br><br>We asked him to double-check that was ...