Yes, it's been quite a while since I have blogged...and I am sarrrrry!
Mel got here last Saturday night (basically Sunday) and it's just been go go go since.
Wow...what a friggin blast we had. A-ma-zing!
I think the last time I blogged we were in Franz Joseph ?
Franz was unreal. We did a hike and saw the glacier....it was very fucking cool.
Then we hit the road en route for Punakaiki (Mel could not pronounce this properly for the entire trip...it was hilarious). The sun was out...weather was unreal....same 3 CDs were playing..haha. (The radio did not work petty much the whole time when we were in the mountains...so we litterally listened to the same 3 CDs on rotate for hours..haha. Thank GOD Mel even brought CDs...or we would have been screwed!
So punakaiki was really cool. We walked around, saw the pancake rocks (yes, what you are thinking...rocks that look like stacked oancakes). The whole walk took about 20 min, and then we were on the road again..headed towards hanmer Springs. hanmer Springs was facking collllllld when we got there. punakaiki had been amazing, hot...sunny. hanmer springs was cold....windy...brrrr. ( I realize that you guys have snow now...so not near as cold as you have it:) just wear a sweater cold..hehe)
We found a cute hostel in Hanmer Springs and it was awesome because Mel and I were the only two in the room. Score!!! No snoring, farting, or sleep talking!( unless it was us...which is totally acceptable...obviously..hehe)
Ok...sidebar....here comes the a.d.d.
Ok. So when I was in the shitty hostel in Christchurch that had "free wifi"...aka "even if you are so close to the router that it's pretty much up your anus it won't work"...ARG. So...first night I am sleeping and I wake up...yes....am woken up to a fart. Like a loud, juicy, meaty dad fart. Ok...gross. But..let's be honest.....farts are funny and everybody toots..haha (Charlie I am laughing with you right now). So whatever....someone farted. Well...let me tell you.....this went on...THe ENTIRE NIGHT!!! I totally wish I was kidding. Farts...loud...every 10 minutes....all night long. I wish I was lying when I said that I actually put in my ear plugs to block the sound of the loud farts...and it didn't work!! It sounded like someone was clapping ping pong paddles together.....Jesus! Like honestly that guy needs to see a doctor. I covered my head with my sweater because I was convinced I was eating his farts and going to wake up with pink eye or some strange disease....definately the worst hostel experience ever..haha. On a good note he made people that snore look good in my books...LOL.
Ok, so back to Hamner Springs. So Mel And I went out that night just to have beer. We ended up meeting a bunch of local farmers....well one mouthy farmer,
A helicopter pilot, and a few possom hunters. Haha. Well...they didn't know what hit them. At one point the mouthy Farmer said to me "Jesus..you are hard (not boner hard....like he couldn't break me hard). I said "yep....I'm a redhead....and I'm Canadian. Don't fuck around" . Haha. They bought us a beer and then Mel and I decided we had enough of making fun of them so we headed back to the hostel. On our way back we ran into a possom...haha. Mel chased it around trying to take a pic but then it ran up a tree..lol. We went to bed and it was sooooo gat having the room with just us. We didn't have to be quiet in the morning when we were packing.
So we got up in the morning and made a delicious breaky of fruit, nuts, and granola. When you are poor and on a budget you have to buy your own groceries. ( I had peanuts butter And rice crackers for supper tonight...my dessert was Ana Apple and a cherry halls....hahha)
We went to the only thing Hamner Springs is known for ..the hot pools! Sounds so pretty and awesome when you read it in the travel book....but really it's just a bunch of pools that you can't put your head under (I think you can catch the clap. Or something) and yeahhhhh. It was pretty fun..the weather was amazing and we got a good face tan ( yes mom..I was wearing my sunscreen:)
We stayed there about 2.5 hours and then we left, en route to Kaikoura.
Driving with Mel was awesome. We had our life chats, and then our silent times for self reflection. The scenery was absolutely stunning. Here are some shots from the trip of when we just decided to pull over and take pics....you will see why...
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Like...wtf?unreal
Every time I think I've seen the prettiest scene ever....
Near Nelson..the day we went kayaking
Stopped at a beach on the way to punakaiki...yay for jumping!
Rather scenery is just mind blowing...the colors....the smells...everything. It is just out of this world.
Yep...
Hahaha...farts are funny...unless they happen ALL NIGHT!!
I want to live by this.....
Stunning sunset...
So we got to Nelson on Wednesday and wow. I now see why Dave told me to come here.
Nelson is a small-ish town..reminds me of smiths falls....but more shops and less skid and pregnant 16 year olds..
We stayed at a hostel called Paradisso....and it wasn't the best. Too many people, gross kitten, bad wifi. So the next day we decided to try a hostel called the Palace. I really love this place..actually...that is where I type this from right now.
Mel and I went and met upwith Dave...a friend of a friend (he's friends with Britt and RE) it's awesome having someone I know here. We met Dave at the school he is going to and he showed us a cool walk we could do. It's called the centre of. New Zealand....as that's what it is.lol
The weather was amazing...and Mel and I had an amazing day In Nelson. We ate our lunch in the park, and the ducks loved us..haha. They litterally must have made some duck call that meant " these botches have food"" cuz all the sudden ducks were coming out of very corner..haha. They really wanted to sandwich that Mel had..LOL.
So we met up with Dave again at the end of the day and he brought us to his families house for a bit. He made us some fresh squeezed lemon juice and we just sat around and chatted life. Then Mel and I headed to the grocery store to get stuff for dinner and for the next night, as we were heading to Abel Tassman for some hiking and kayaking. Wooooooo!
Ok, I am going to chill with some of the amazing ladies I have met at my hostel...I promise I will finish this tomorrow....:)
Heart you all!
Xoxoxoxox
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