Kingsgate Hotel Autolodge Christchurch

... show of newly weds taking photos under cherry blossoms you would swear you were in Kyoto. The grounds are immaculately maintained & so vast they hold a golf course which must be a compo magnet! Each genre of tree & flower has an area dedicated to it even Mr. Miyagis bonsais. Our afternoon was passed away wandering its entirety & relaxing with our long lost friend, the sunshine. Adjacent to it sits the museum which was worth a visit ...

... by the fruit... oh then of course the actual inhabitants, the Kiwis... ayyyyy, choice bro, sweet! I have heard a lot about New Zealand over the years and not through the usual propaganda this has all been word of mouth. From Kiwi room mates, my Uncles spell living here, my Brother, James my neighbor, Kieran my best mate and well basically anyone else who has touched this soil it seems to be the Lady Di of Travel in the respect that everyone seems to have ...

... honey ice cream for dessert, and David had the most enormous platter of cheese you have ever seen. After our free dinner we returned to the airport. This time we could check in. I picked up my lantern that they had confiscated on the way in and off we went. They gave us dinner on the plane, which we ate, even though we were stuffed. We landed in Nadi, Fiji, at 2am and it was 3.30 by the time we reached our hotel and got to bed, feeling absolutely shattered.

... boredom if I'm not fully occupied all the time! If I could go back and swap some warmer less changeable weather for the sheer isolation we've been able to enjoy, I'm not convinced it would be an easy decision. Not only the deserted roads and beaches we've had all to ourselves but the attractions too - as a perfect example only yesterday we spent the last 30 minutes of opening hours in Christchurch wildlife park all alone apart from the ...

... God. We also studied the history of missions and some of the important missionaries who have gone before us. Throughout the week, we talked about things like the Global South, the task remaining, how to live a world-Christian lifestyle, and engaged exclusivism. We also looked at all of the main religions and how we can bridge the gap and share Jesus with them, but we specifically focused on Islam for an entire lecture since it is so unique in how we bridge the gap.

... to be done, despite being told it does by 1000 other, more responsible, more trustworthy mechanics! anyway, after our first stay in alice, it was time to depart to take the long, windy road back down south, back passed the camel farm, back to the erldunda roadhouse and finally to ayer's rock! enroute to the rock resort, we passed by mount conner, which is often thought, by many a tourist, to be ayer's rock. unfortunately not, but it made for a great photo op, this giant ...

... Day 13 - Makarora to Queenstown We drove past Lake Wanaka and through town of Wanaka on our way to Queenstown.  Shortly before arriving in Queesntown we stopped at the bridge over the Kawarau Gorge.  It was a very confusing and adrenaline filled day.  If you don't know what happened, you need to read Merina's and Rigel's entries for that day (February 21). After checking into our hostel, Queenstown X-Base, we went for dinner at "Winnie's Gourmet Pizza Bar".  This had ...

EN: The flight to Christchurch went extremelly smooth all along, plus the in-flight entertainment system was the best we have ever seen... two thumbs up for Air New Zealand! Like Australia, New Zealand (NZ) has very strict bio-security checks on arrival which can be a bit annoying, but are definitelly needed. Since we would also have a campervan in NZ, we packed the stuff we bought for our camper van in Australia, plus some of the food we had left, in a box and ...

Kayaking is very popular at the moment. Whilst you are in Kaikoura you cannot help but get out and do things. There is a mssive selection of things to do, swim with Dolphis, watch whales, encounter Albertross, fish and Kayaking - since we have been here before and Jo spent alot of time with Dusky Dolphins it seemed abit silly to spend all our cash watching them and the whales again so Josh and Jo decided to go Kayaking again, this time with Seals! I set off ...

... pleasant.... <br><br><br><br>...and then walked to the Botanical Gardens, which were also really nice.<br><br><br><br>This is really where Christchurch reminds me so much of Cambridge back home, with its quietly flowing river (the River Avon no less), and the various punts leisurely making their way down it. <br><br><br><br>It was really good to have a couple more hours to catch up with Bex and then we ...