Arriving in Christchurh from Sydney, I was able to stay with friends – Adrienne and John were very kind, not only putting me up, but with their help, within a day of touching down I had set myself up with a kiwi bank account and got myself a car! I hadn´t quite imagined I´d end up with a minivan for my stay in New Zealand, but my choice of a Mitsubishi RVR proved very comfortable! If not exactly doing great things for my image!
Christchurch was beautiful, and with an international busking festival going on that week, there was plenty to do! I didn´t hang around too long though, with only two weeks or so to see the South Island before my job was to start in Masterton, I put up notes in a few backpackers looking for travel companions, and by the Sunday morning (after arriving on the Thursday afternoon!) I was setting off with Sonja and Mary.
Adrienne and John, my kind hosts in ´ChCh´
Travelling with two North Americans, Sonja from Canada, and Mary from Virginia – my ´soccer-mom´car was soon named ZeeZee (more to do with the numberplate than our combined love of ZZ Top!) and we were ready to get roadtrippin´
Team ZeeZee! Sonja, Mary and Alex go for a walk near Mt Cook.
Lets get this party started! At the Unwin hut in Mt Cook.
Arriving in Wanaka. What are you trying to say Sonja??
Getting strapped in for my second Southern-hemisphere bunjy!
The 134m Nevis Bungyyyyyyy!
Looking down over Queenstown, complete with some Central Otago vineyards!
Back through Wanaka to jump out of a plane! Following Mary down…
Climbing the Franz Josef glacier.
Kayaking in the Abel Tasman. Mary, you´re such a ball-breaker!
