Christchurch

Trip Start Nov 27, 2008
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Trip End Mar 20, 2009


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Friday, March 6, 2009

the rest of our time in queenstown was just as awesome as the beginning, despite feeling burntout from so much action in such a short period of time.  our first day with cogan, tex and anita was pretty awesome.  we went white water surfing; with wetsuits, flippers, bodyboards and helmets we swam through rapids and tried to get onto the continual waves made by the currents.  pretty awesome stuff, but we were completely exhausted and dehydrated from the night before and ended up with bad leg cramps from time to time.  my little baby calves werent built from powerswimming, and none of us looked like allstars when the 12year old girl caught the biggest wave and we struggled to hit the small ones.  i can still bet her at an arm wrestle though.  im pretty sure.  that night was 2 for 1 jagerbombs, which was bad news for tyler.  i think i ended up having close to 16 that night and couldn't get to sleep until 6:30am, but definetely having a really good night saying goodbye to some good friends.

jet boating was an extreme adrenaline rush, and although it was quite a bit of money for such a short activity, i would highly recommend it to everyone.  the captains are amazing driver and you you within inches of rock walls at full speed, pull 360 degree turns on a dime, and drive up rivers so shallow a coy fish wouldn't even dare.  not the best idea when you were as hungover as we were, due to an unexpected run in with our mates from home, but i was smiling from ear to ear the entire time.

the other guys went on to do their respective bungy jumps, white water kayaking, and frisbee golf, while sean and i had a quick (4.5 hour) power nap to recouperate before our night ahead.  after a fergburger (undoubtedly the best burgers on the planet, even after 2 a day for our entire time in q-town) we headed up to 'the ledge' for an amazing view of the city/lake/mountains during sunset.  the gondala down went right past a packed restuarant, so obvously nick and i gave the patrons a full moon out our window on the way back.  a quick game of pool turned into a few games of pool with the boys at a local pub, then into crown royal and pistacio fight in cogan and texs' room, and into a full-blown highschool-drinking style party at altitude bar.  and bufflo bar.  and world bar.  needless to say that catching the 7am bus to christchurch the next morning was not the highlight of our trip.  plus the added drama of the some social situations and relationships on our bus made it akward for some people.  i just slept like a baby most of the way.

last night was the first easy night we've had since i think perth in australia, atleast a month ago.  it was kinda a nice change to not get hammered and get a good nights sleep, but at the same time alittle dissapointing.  i felt somewhat unaccomplished going to bed with my teeth brushed, clothes folded, alarm set, bag packed and showered.  is this the definition of an alcoholic?  only a few short nights until we head of to fiji, we should be thankful for all the rest we can get!
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