Ski Time Methven

... we went from dull and dark and driving through cloud to being on top of the world (quite literally) sun shining, blue skies and snow peaked mountains. After we arrived safe and sound and got kitted out in our sexy snow gear, we started our lessons me on beginners and Sein on extra cool snowboarder because i have done it already, and my God was i good, i was so good that on the next day i deceided to take it to a higher level and embark on the "really hard ...

... 2 hour drive to Methven. The drive was very pretty. Even in the cloud and light rain this is a beautiful country. Methven is a small community with a main focus on skiing. It feels like a ski town when you look at the shops and with the hotels, hostels and lodges. But there was no snow and the mountains were still so far away. It was very hard to think that we would be skiing the next day. We found our backpackers Snow Den Lodge a YHA and then headed to the ...

... and mike sold my golf shoes meaning that 40 quid was on its way to my account and all my short term money worries were over. ! yay.. (what mike doesnt know is that during the call when he said that the stuff had sold, i was gonna ask him to put 50p in my account just so i could withdraw $10 without going into my overdraft)!! That is how bad it got.. ha ha So the training weekend... Thanks once again to my farm family they kindly offered to let me borrow a ...

... season. At the hostel we chose the lady was adamant that we needed a BBH card each in order to get discounted bed rates around New Zealand. We decided she was right so we bought them. The good thing about the Methven off season was that we had a whole hostel to ourselves- the kitchen, the TV, the lounge, everything! Unfortunately it meant there was nothing to do in the town so we spent the evening doing a jigsaw and watching TV. Mark and Theresa xxxx

Wat ik nog vergeten wat te vertellen: (verdrongen vanwege de zon) onze eerste activiteit in NZ. Het antartic centre. (met een ruimte waarin de temperatuur tot -8 graden wordt gemaakt) Nederland: Ik leef met jullie mee (terwijl ik in mijn rokje daar stond) ga proberen een fotootje mee te sturen. Gisteren en vandaag waren 'rustdagen'. Stilte voor de storm dus. Gisterenochtend 'sleep in' (ik noem het gewoon UITslapen). Daarna in het dorp (mag niet ...

One of my work mates recommended we do a day trip to Lake Clearwater. After having a look on the internet I found out that one of the LoTR filing locations was nearby - Edoras. It was about a 2.5 hour drive from Christchurch with alot of snowy mountains in view. When we arrived at Lake Clearwater we were blown away from the view. It was stunning and ...

... gefunden haben, haben wir uns gleich zum "Big I" (Touristeninfo) aufgemacht. Die war am Bahnhof und wir haben uns echt gedacht, sie haetten am Samstag offen... Weit gefehlt. Eine nette Dame ist dann doch noch vorbeigekommen und hat uns ueber die Aktionen am naechsten Tag informiert. Den Abend haben wir im Pub (Moe's Taverne) verbracht - der unumstrittene Treffpunkt der Springfielder. Wir haben unser erstes Rugby Spiel im ...

... leader, Tara pulled out some blindfolds and told us to grab a partner. I teamed up with Hannah. Hannah volunteered to be blindfolded first. I guided her around bushes and rocks. Then it was my turn. Hannah scared me by making me take steps up and down unlevel ground. You may not know what I'm talked about . If you have no clue you should try it sometimes. It's scary but fun. Sometimes you have to get out of your box and have some ...

... We booked in to a camp (which seemed to be located in a car park!) and then went in search of a decent pub. We found one down the road which had a great kiwi atmosphere, Smirnoff Ice and free pool - perfect! We're all feeling like this is the last leg of our South Island journey. Mum's due to leave in a few days which is really sad. The North Island wont be the same without her.

... it was a mere paddle. Leaving the kayaking shoes behind and changing into walking shoes (not very NZ I know but I hate walking in wet socks!) we meandered up the valley, over various entertaining terrain, to be rewarded by a picnic under a colossal glacial cirque wall. Didn't see another soul all day.<br><br>Moving on to a sheep farm near Omaramama (Twizel was booked out for the rowing championships) we also found another lovely walk in the Ahuriri ...