Livingspace The Mill Christchurch

... try and coax it back in. We couldn't find any stick long enough but with hair bobbles and some string we managed to fashion an extra long stick with 2 smaller ones and after lots of effort he finally got it back! We drove back to Christchurch and did some souvenir shopping before flying onto Brisbane in Australia.<br><br>We were sad to saw bye to dora (the car) and New Zealand - its a great place to visit and one of our favourite countries.

... warm, he left for a long day of climbing up a big pile of ice! The pictures speak for themselves but it was just like in the film 'Iceage'. He kept looking for Sid the Sloth and Manny the Mammoth but was disappointed to just find backpackers! The wind and the hail really picked up but couldnt spoil this incredible natural sight. <br><br>To cheer Beckie up when he got home, Rob took Beckie to a natural 'Glacier water' hotsprings. The water was 40 degrees ...

... The remainder of the day was spent walking around the Botanic gardens, which was nice especially with the great weather. On the way back I stopped off to finish off the Arts Centre, although I found it quite boring to be honest. Later on in the day I checked into my hostel; Stonehurst (only $19 per night, a bargain!!). I met a host of people all sitting down, drinking and chatting together. Will (from ...

... so it's not surprising that the Christchurch is known as the English city of New Zealand. It was also great to see rugby posts in the fields again, rather than Aussie Rules football posts! <br><br>We met my sister, Laura, at the airport the next morning with a big poster that we (well, mostly Christina...) had made saying "Croeso i Christchurch"! We made it in our attempt to embarrass her as she came through arrivals, but we arrived too late at the airport so Laura had already ...

... boots, long leather coats, long flowery skirts, and the like. I was distracted by fur coats for an hour, and ended up buying a great white one that i fell in love with. It´s going to be cold down south, i need it! After all the buying of non-essential items (all except the fur coat), we went off to pick up the car from the rental dealership. The girl behind the desk at 'Exploremore' had us sign a few forms, then gave us the keys and sent us on our ...

... la region de Blenheim dans le Malborough, celebre internationnalement pour ses Sauvignons Blancs. Apres des adieux dechirants, nous avons ammorce notre descente vers la cote Ouest (surnomee Wet coast en raison des precipitations qui sont tres, tres, tres frequentes) Nous avons vecu des moments exquis de camping sous la pluie, incluant tente et souliers mouilles en permance. Un soir, la riviere au bord de laquelle nous campions a ...

28th We wake up really early at wakeup. This is necessary as we have an early flight with a two hour time difference which will essentially take up most of the day. We pack as quietly as possible so as not to awake the others although after the incidents of previous nights I feel only slightly inclined to keep the noise to a minimum. We are checking out within in ten minutes of waking up and walking to the train station (quite why this is so easy and getting up for work used to be so ...

... Fox Glacier and after a party in the campervan we went to the pub and hooked up with the skydive crew who bought our beers hurray!!! The next day we headed for Wanaka (we didn't stop much as the sandflies are a nightmare in those parts). As we approached, the scenery around Lake Wanaka was spectacular. We arrived in Wanaka mid afternoon and as we were both still feeling a little ropey we just pulled up on the lakeside and watched the boats, windsurfers, etc until the ...

... looking out onto an enclosed backyard, and a clean bathroom! We were informed that another couple was also staying in the hostel but hadn't arrived yet. We took the time to shower off the road grime and crack open the many brochures we had. We also needed to do a quick load of laundry since we were out of clean underwear. It turned into a much bigger ordeal when Paul opened his pack and realized 2/3s of his bottle of shampoo had emptied in his ...