Heading to the East Coast
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 not really getting enough time in some places so if the funds hold out I plan to return to some of them again with the aid of a hire car.
Of all the places I have already visited there are a few I would love to come back to and a few I would like to revisit just because I did not take the time to get to know the place.
Wanaka was great, relaxed and beautiful. Queenstown grows on you as it is a bit touristy. I missed the glaciers at Franz Josef and Nelson was a good spot to relax and I need to get up to Abel Tasman. Taupo in the north island was also a place where I felt at home.
So the east coast beckons and the wonders that await me. I have to decide if I will extend my NZ trip and cut short my trip to Oz. If I want to do more on the north island then another week may be needed.
A few people I have met are on their way to Oz so I may see them around Sydney at Christmas time which would be fab.
I think Neil is staying in Queenstown to look for work as he is on a year long work visa so he will be sorely missed on my travels. If anyone ever meets a guy from Dublin named Neil O’Riordan then you are in for a great time. He is incredibly funny and I wish I had taped some of the ramblings late at night as I have never heard anything like it and probably never will.
I think my own travels will change soon as people I have been travelling with go on their own way and stick to whatever schedules they have planned. It will be sad in a way but I also feel the need to get some time alone and perhaps meet others along the way.
I’m getting pretty comfy here in New Zealand, it may be hard to leave.
I forgot to mention that I saw Michael Barrymore on the luge in Queenstown. Wierd!! The luge was a lot of fun and Gavin and I had a few battles on the way down. It is worth the money and cheaper than most attractions here.
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