So I just wanted to thank all of you who religiously tuned in to the blog... so I figured as a reward I would post here that I am writing this from Esterhazy, SK at 2am. My sister and I have been scheming for two months now and finally I have returned to Canada a month early to surprise everyone. Hope everyone is doing great because now I actually get to see you again.
Ryan
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
New Zealand to Australia (again)
So last you read I was in Queenstown (beautiful small city vibe). After Milford Sound I spent the rest of my week relaxing and checking out more of the town/lake/shops. A few days later I caught a ride on my last Kiwi Experience bus to the city of Christchurch (it was a long 9 hours). When I arrived I was suppose to give James (Lori's friend) a call so that he could pick me up. However, the city of Christchurch seems to have done away with payphones, and since I had no cards on hand I ended up wandering around town for a bit. Luckily when I returned to the hostel James was there with a rough description of what I looked like and he picked me out of a sea of backpackers.
We headed out to his place (which is just outside of Christchurch) and we met up with a few of his friends from the area. And we made plans to get me out hunting wild pigs the next morning (didn't end up working out unfortunately). Instead we went over to his co-workers house to help trim some trees (using my extensive landscaping experience). After that we went to the local pool with his daughter Kara (around Ayla's age... not that I wanted that reminder). We rented some movies and I got one last chance at an authentic New Zealand roast supper (roast beef - can also be lamb or chicken - fries, gravy, pumpkin, peas & carrots, and a sweetened potato like vegetable) before James drove me to the airport at 5am. I caught my flight to Brisbane and lets say that practice makes perfect as I quickly boarded the skytrain and made it to the bus station to catch my bus to Surfers Paradise.
Surfers so far has been pretty slow as the weather hasn't been the nicest, but the hostel I am staying at has a t.v., bathroom, and balcony all in/attached to the room. I did a little souvenir shopping the other day and plan on finishing it up before I head off to my next destination which is Byron Bay in a couple of days.
Hope that everyone enjoys their Easter holidays. Take care and see you all soon.
P.S. save some perogies, cabbage rolls, diabetic saskatoon cheesecake, sweet potato & turnip bakes for when I get home.
Ryan
We headed out to his place (which is just outside of Christchurch) and we met up with a few of his friends from the area. And we made plans to get me out hunting wild pigs the next morning (didn't end up working out unfortunately). Instead we went over to his co-workers house to help trim some trees (using my extensive landscaping experience). After that we went to the local pool with his daughter Kara (around Ayla's age... not that I wanted that reminder). We rented some movies and I got one last chance at an authentic New Zealand roast supper (roast beef - can also be lamb or chicken - fries, gravy, pumpkin, peas & carrots, and a sweetened potato like vegetable) before James drove me to the airport at 5am. I caught my flight to Brisbane and lets say that practice makes perfect as I quickly boarded the skytrain and made it to the bus station to catch my bus to Surfers Paradise.
Surfers so far has been pretty slow as the weather hasn't been the nicest, but the hostel I am staying at has a t.v., bathroom, and balcony all in/attached to the room. I did a little souvenir shopping the other day and plan on finishing it up before I head off to my next destination which is Byron Bay in a couple of days.
Hope that everyone enjoys their Easter holidays. Take care and see you all soon.
P.S. save some perogies, cabbage rolls, diabetic saskatoon cheesecake, sweet potato & turnip bakes for when I get home.
Ryan
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