Flag Hotel Chateau On The Park Christchurch

... odd white cloud- Rick the guide say its the best he has known it for a while so im very lucky.<br>We pull off the gravel track onto a farm track and this is where the Rover becomes what it was built for (Chelsea tractors take note!). We drive through the swampiest, boggiest ground with ease then through a river! The water comes up to the windows but it doesnt stop the car- this beast is amazing. We stop at the foot of Mount Sunday- not strictly a mountain but ...

... me a lot of bristol and even has a river avon and a clifton...so not far off! <br>In the afternoon we went to the rugby game, cantebury vs northlands, and cantebury won, and then after that we went to sumner beach which was nice and watched sunset. <br><br>Sunday was the first day of our road trip, and we set off along arthurs pass through the mountains and towards greymouth. Luckily the snow from friday had melted so we didnt need the chains like friday! Nice weather too so ...

... traffic to find a campsite.  We soon came across a couple of possibilities near the beach, but they weren't so inviting with the cool wind &amp; overcast skies. They offered little protection from the elements, so we consulted the DOC bible and decided to check out Trotters Gorge. It was about 4.5km off the beach road. We noticed a sign hanging on a fence adjacent to the final entrance road to the gorge proclaiming "Please Don't Shoot our Pet Pig". Hmm. Oh well, what's to lose? My ...

... u and ud be there singing away staring straight into this dolphins eyes and swimming in circles around each other. it was such a great experience. even though i knew there were sharks around, i loved every minute of it. the first time we jumped in, straight in front of us was this seal dancing around in circles and just showing off really. it was the best day. i could keep talking about this for a really long time but im going to stop before i bore u to death and put u off ...

... dessert of merengue,cream and passion fruit - to die for) . I'm very impressed by the self sufficiency of NZ. Most of produce - meat,grains,dairy, bakery - in markets and supermarkets - is home grown. Not bad for a small country of 4million. We've been on the DOC website and booked huts for Sat and Sun so on Fri we're off on the 600km drive down to Fiordland and the Kepler Track. The adventure continues.

... eigenes Bad mit Dusche und ne kleine Kochecke mit Kühlschrank. Wird als Backpacker ja sehr bescheiden-da ist das dann mal wieda echt was besonderes! Die andren sind dann noch zum Dolphin Swimming gegangen. Ich hab mir des ma gesparrt, weil war nie so der Flipper Fan, soll aber echt gut gewesen sein laut Marcs und Monis Aussage. Ich wird dann mal stattdessen Walwatchen gehen. Intressiert mich echt mal so n grosses ...

... some veggies and my pistachio cheesecake. I was so excited to open my presents that I had been staring at since October...and what do I get? Christmas ornaments and a candy cane making kit. Thank you mother. It was great opening something, but honsetly, what am I going to do with ornaments after Christmas? So I ended up giving them to Chet so I won't have to carry them around the rest of the trip. Then, like every Christmas, we all retired to the tv lounge to watch classic ...