Kelvin Invercargill

We spent our last day driving around about four different shopping malls that were within 30-45 minutes drive of where we were staying. Some were larger than others - some had car parks you could drive around for hours in, and you could walk for miles from one end to the other because they were all on the one level over several blocks, and the others were more like the Auzzie malls - 2-3 stories. <br><br>We had breakfast at a Whole Foods supermarket, which focuses ...

... weh als sonst und d** Boden ist ideal fu** Crosslaeufe, naemlich weich fed**nd. Und die Luft ist sowieso h**rlich **frischend. We***** gruselig waren da die Straende und besond**s die Gegenden, in denen Fluesse ins Me** laufen. Das Hostel in Inv**cargrill namens South**n Comfort ist OK, ab** in d** Stadt selbst gibt es nicht viel zu sehen, weshalb ich mich gleich auf den Weg zu den Fjorden mache, auch auf die Gefahr hin, dass es dort regnen koennte..

... got into a stupid fight about the macdonalds experience! here's how it went... i like to go in, keep back, think about what i want, and inevitably always head to the counter to order the same, cheeseburger, medium fries and a medium diet coke. well, considering our budget and him not being too hungry but thirsty, there was all sorts of bother at the counter about him maybe wanting some of my fries and perhaps the coke being made into a milkshake if i didn't even want a drink, and ...

... we ended up talking to a different lady who worked for the ferry and lived on Stewart Island. She said she knew Mark, so we gave her the NZ $50 and just trusted her to do the favor for him. We prayed that everyone would be blessed in the situation. Next, we felt like we should hitchhike to Invercargill which was less than 30 minutes away. We began walking, and Kathryn felt like God was speaking Exodus 13:21-22 to us, "By day the Lord went ...

... tyres, we headed further south into the Catlins area, which is actually as far South as you can go, unless you go to Stewart Island, which we didn't. The Catlins is a bit like Bracknell Town Centre, well in one way at least. Everyone knows it's there, but doesn't bother going!! Seriously though, the Catlins has a total population counted in hundreds and is the size of Devon and Cornwall. There is no large town/city and it is made up of farmland and a few townships. We had ...

... New Year's Eve movie and games night. This included watching The Sound of Music, which inspired an intense debate as to why this movie is so often shown on TV during Christmas holidays. My explanation that Rolf the Nazi-boy, later in life, became the voice for Frosty the Snowman didn't cut it. [Speaking of Nazis, we did have a laugh the next day when we were explaining to Sarah why the Mother Superior wanted Maria to leave the convent. We think ...

... beer and other spirits while sampling some on the drive then 20 second walk into the church. This service was BYOB (but this B was for bottle/booze not bible). People were relaxed (yeah, no duh) and everyone was expected to perform an 'item' (a song, joke etc). Pastor Paul spoke on the meaning of Christmas and that it was about a very special birthday boy - Jesus (Something that we seem to be forgetting). It felt like home ...

... opted for an early night to get an early start in the morning. I couldn't be ***** to chance another day here when the biking was probably going to be as below par as most of it seems to have been here compared to expectations. I had mountains to climb, which had proved much more satisfying up to now. 5 minutes after I hit the sack and was just dozing off Mad Rachel entered the room, spending the next eternity getting ready for bed. I kept my eyes closed for fear of nightmares and hoped ...

... It uses Australian bauxite to produce the metal which again is exported to Australia. So why, for f$£*'s sake didn't they build the whole damn thing there in the first place?!? <br><br>Invercargill's got a beach you can drive the car on for about 30 km and a port called Bluff that is home to the famous bluff oysters that I new nothing about till I came here and have learned to despise. <br><br>I've found a little house right across from the hospital (belongs to same) which is pretty ...