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My Return to Queenstown

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004

I woke up yesterday morning needing to move on. I asked Nick what his plans were and he was off to see Lesley at her friends house and also try to get his van sold at a car market somewhere in town. It was a sunny and windy day and I headed to Cathedral square for a coffee.
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Dorm Life

Sunday, November 28th, 2004

There are certain elements about staying in dorm rooms that make them unique, wierd and wonderful.
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The Art of Doing Nothing

Saturday, November 27th, 2004
So for the past few days apart from riding in a 1984 Nissan Vanette for hundres of kilometres I have not really done anything. You would expect therefore that I have been saving money. Not at all. ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Queenstown to Dunedin to Christchurch

Friday, November 26th, 2004
Leaving Queenstown was not easy as it was growing on me and we had to leave behind our Irish mascot Neil. For this part of the journey I was to head off with Nick (The Van) in his Nissan ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Heading to the East Coast

Sunday, November 21st, 2004
Tomorrow I leave for Dunedin. Not being on the magic bus anymore I have to make my own way there but Nick with the van is heading there so I can get a ride with him. I am ... [Continue reading this entry]

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The night before the morning after

Sunday, November 21st, 2004
I have to get a grip and stop going out late. I rarely get back to the hostels before 2am and I am feeling the pace quite a bit now. Anyway I have more pictures for you all... [Continue reading this entry]

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Queenstown

Saturday, November 20th, 2004
This is my 4th or 5th day in Queenstown, I am not really sure which. The weather has been a bit off so not much in the way of activities to do. I have two more nights here ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Picture This…

Tuesday, November 16th, 2004
Ok, more pictures. Sorry they come in all at once but that is the way it goes. Lake Taupo Maori dancers Carol and Gavin say cheese I think this is Mt Taranaki but it was a while ago and I ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Greymouth - Franz Josef

Saturday, November 13th, 2004
Too much to write and it is 1am on a rainy Saturday night but what the hey... Greymouth was a quiet town but the people I was with (namely Neil from Dublin) makes it as good as New York. He ... [Continue reading this entry]

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The Beautiful South

Wednesday, November 10th, 2004
I must admit to feeling more relaxed down here in the south island. It generally feels like things move at a slower pace. I guess the fact that there are only 1-1.5 million people in the south ... [Continue reading this entry]

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