A happy-go-lucky English rambler dude goes to New Zealand for a year. Here he interfaces with some of those he left behind and details his nefarious activities. Or summat.
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The Decemberists - Picaresque
The Eels - Blinking Lights
Monday, February 18, 2002
Safely back in Christchurch after a very pleasant few days spent with the Sanj-meister cruising around the many delights that the central part of the South Island (Canterbury/Otago) has to offer. With gorgeous weather all the way!
We spent the first day travelling down to Wanaka, one of my favourite spots in NZ. Passing through Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook Village on the way. It was nice to get a view of Mount Cook / Aoraki for once, and from the foot of the Tasman glacier it looked surprisingly climbable, even at 3700ish metres, but I doubt i'll be attempting it in the near future as I, er, can't be bothered.
Irritatingly everywhere in Wanaka was booked up for the night, but after 1/2 hour of phoning around, we found a caravan site 6km out of town, down a dirt track, that had some spaces. So we bought a few 6-packs of Steinlager, and became trailer trash for the night! :o) This actually involved sitting on the steps of our caravan, getting pissed, counting shooting stars, reminiscing and making random phone calls home (On Sanjays company mobile! Thanks Ronald 11:07 am
