Aalton Motel Christchurch

En
espanol mas abajo/In English at the bottom Inauguriamo l'anno con una
grande camminata al parco Abel Tasman. Il parco si trova nella zona
nord ovest della Nuova Zelanda. Decidiamo di prendere uno scafo taxi
che ci porta ad un punto determinato del parco e da li' cammineremo
fino alla citta' dove abbiamo lasciato la macchina. Ci mettiamo nel
aqua taxi, un trattore traina la barca fino a largo ...

Working hard to get over the jet lag, Gillian and I managed to get ourselves out of bed early to catch an 8:15am ride on the TranzAlpine Train. This train travels west through the Southern Alps from Christchurch to Greymouth. We opted to take the train about half way and got off at Arthur's Pass.

The train ride had amazing views, but not before Gillian and I almost brawled with another older Asian lady on the tour. She ...

... and bungee jumps this time around however went for a longer lasting form of enjoyment.......skiing.

Rob has been skiing a few times however is FAR from perfect and Beckie had been once previously at school. She decided that given it was an "interesting experience" of falling over and spending most of her time drinking hot chocolate whilst the others went off, she decided she would go to ski school. After being screamed at by her crazy Japanese ...

Hey Everyone,

Just testing out our new blog and seeing how it all works.

4 more sleeps to go, both of us are pretty excited and maybe a tiny bit nervous....
Looking forward to the humidity, tarantulas and squat toilets..... :o) All part of ...

... just next to them. Although the centre around Cathedral Square is small, you can find many walk in attractions there like an arts centre, museum or a gallery. Old fashioned tram suitably decorates overall appearance.
There are also three scenic routes around the city. I chose the hill one and drove up for great vistas. It was so windy I could hardly take any picture.
Later in the afternoon I left for Kairoura where I stayed overnight.

... from the village(Which had nothing in it anyway)! Next day the Irish gang had gone on to Christchurch but we had decided to stay on in Lake Tekapo. Luckily for us there was an ice skating rink which kept us occupied for a couple of hours. Both of us managed not to fall over at all and we actually got the hang of it towards the end. Wearing the ice skating boots became very sore after a while so even though we wanted to ...

Today, for my base work duty, we went through the compost pile and got all of the sticks and branches out of the pile. Then, we stacked them on the trailer and took them to a place where they would be burned. We returned a little bit early, so I finished up the trimming job on the plants that Amanda and I worked on the first 2 weeks during our work duty.

... need to be feeding our body with His Word to have the energy and sustenance to continue. And when I saw a sign that said Ashley Gorge on it, I knew the goal was close and gained a new wave of energy to press on. Also, toward the end of the journey, the wind turned in my favor, and I believe that represented the Holy Spirit. As soon as the wind was behind me, the journey became effortless, and I began to just fly!

... a few hours in the Art Centre and Art Gallery where all the local artists have their work on display. One spot in particular grabbed my attention.... the bead room. It was this huge room full of different beads of all different shapes, types, sizes, stones etc... and you pick what you want and then make the jewelry right there. I wished my sisters where there.... we always loved that kind of stuff as kids... and still do i guess! Because of the ...

... to come home as living out of a bag and moving on from place to place was pretty knackering! We have travelled 8 countries and have taken more than 2,900 photos and we have covered more than 25,000 miles! I am sure you'll agree that it has been a great adventure. We both agree that it is very hard to name a favourite place but we think it comes between Croatia and New Zealand and we encourage you all to venture forth and travel ...