Geraldine Motels Christchurch-Canterbury

... were pretty good and I thought I was onto a winner. But it was not to be. Still, it didn't stop us doing any of the things we wanted to do. Another lowlight - the busy roads. We're just not used to them. As someone said over in the UK, the roads are great, you just can't get onto them. We in NZ will probably never have the roading system that they enjoy in the UK, but then the word "enjoy" is probably the wrong one to use, as driving on those motorways is anything ...

... t bother us too much. On my birthday we were eating dinner in the caravan and he came up to our door and talked for 10 minutes to us while we were eating. Then he stood there and watched us eat. It was strange. There are also a lot of people staying at our camp that work at the slotter house in town. They enjoy talking about it and eat lots and lots of meat. I was a little frightened by one lady who said she is "really into that ...

... see the church of the good Sheppard which is perched near the lake, so we head there and sit quietly as tourists buzz around outside. Im not really one for churches in general as it seems daft to sit there in a house of worship very much doubting the existence of a God but heyho, kim seems to enjoy it. It begins to rain for the first time in about a week and we sit about wondering what to do next. There is a sign for Hot Springs in the town and we decide that is the best idea for a wet ...

... waechst zwar kein Pfeff**, ab** jede Menge Kirschen und Aprikosen! Zu**st habe ich diese wund**volle Unt**kunft im 'comm**cial hotel" gefunden...zusammen mit ungefaehr 70 and**en Menschen, die als fruitpick** in Roxburgh arbeiten. Manchmal habe ich mich mehr, wie in einem Lag** gefuehlt als in einem hostel.... es gab insgesamt 5 Badezimm** fu** alle und eine Kueche. ...das war eine ganz schoen grosse WG ;-)... um in ein Badezimm** zu kommen, musste man zu den ...

Halli Hallo... ...wie die Zeit v**geht! Jetzt habt ihr schon wied** ganze vi** Wochen auf einen neuen Eintrag von mir warten muessen und ich kann gar nicht glauben, dass ich schon vi** Monate hi** in Christchurch lebe...die Zeit rast! Mittl**weile ist unv**kennbar, dass Weihnachten vor d** Tu** steht und die Dekorationen in den Einkaufszentren, in d** Innenstadt und die Weihnachtsw**bungsprospekte...das alles wirkt auf mich vollkommen irreal. Waehrend ...

... vor 10 Wochen losgeschickt hat. Vielleicht schafft es noch seinen Weg zu mir und die Gummibaerchen und Milkaschokolade wird noch ankommen..."never give up!" Ich moechte ja nicht unverschaemt wirken,....aber bei dieser Gelegenheit hier noch einmal meine Adresse, falls der/die eine oder andere noch einen postalischen Gruss an mich schicken moechte: Eva Kotlarski 374 Sawyers Arms Road Harewood Christchurch 8051 ...

... and the Muller Glacier. Walking through the snow and mountain air, taking in the views and having the odd snowball fight is definately one of the best ways to spend an afternoon. Between the skiing and all the walks in this alpine region can you believe that this Irish boy is starting to get a bit of colour (Well at least on my face lol)!! The highlight of our trip to this region was without doubt the trip with Glacial explorers. We ...

... jetzt beendet und ich freue mich, dass ich darueber viele, nette Menschen kennen gelernt habe...vor allem eben Asiaten :-) Vor zwei Wochen bin ich zusammen mit drei anderen Maedels aus Deutschland nach Hamner Springs gefahren... wir sind (steil bergauf!!) zu einem Wasserfall gewandert und danach zur Entspannung in die Hot Pools mit Blick aufs Bergpanorama....das war ein wirklich schoener Tag und wir hatten viel Glueck mit dem Wetter. Am letzten Wochenende bin ich dann mit zwei ...

... a few metres across the and the wind was so strong that we had to turn back. We waited for the wind to drop and headed over once again. This time we were virtually in the middle when the wind really started blowing, but hanging on to the handrails we made it across and were rewarded with fantastic views of the lake and river below. The river and lake are a strange opaque, white colour apparently as a result of the rock dust ...

Hey Hey Hey Happy Campers!! Wednesday 26th March Wearily, with sore-ish backs & croaky throats we packed up i.e. fecked everything into the back fo Big Bertha - she's a mess already!! Doesn't take us long to make a mess! And no point making up our bed every night so we have decided to just leave it made up for easy access! We hit the long & winding road for Akori/Mt cook, the highest peak in NZ. We left Lake ...