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So Much to Tell

Wednesday, May 5th, 2004

I hate that I can’t use the internet more, because I know I will forget stuff if I don’t write it down. Not only is it hard to even find internet cafes sometimes, it is quite expensive.

So……. we’ve done a lot and gone pretty far since Mt. Cook.

We drove down the east coast, stopped in Oamaru for lunch, and then spent two nights in Dunedin. (pronounced Dun-Eden. Not Doon-adin.) It was a neat little college town and it has the steepest street in the world. But we didn’t see it. Heh heh.

We met a super friendly Kiwi girl in the Kathmandu store and talked to her for a while. She said how when 9-11 happened she was terrified and had nightmares. It was interesting to hear her perspective on things.

When we were there, Jim went to a Speight’s brewery tour. I was very excited to go to the Cadbury tour, but so mant people told me it was a rip-off, so I didn’t go. That was a bummer. But we did see Kill Bill 2, which Jim has been dying to see.
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Shrek the famous sheep

Friday, April 30th, 2004

The funniest thing happened here yesterday. Apparently there was this famous sheep named Shrek, and yesterday there was a half-hour special on TV where they sheared him.
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Lake Tekapo & Mt. Cook

Friday, April 30th, 2004
So we decided to rent a car in Christchurch, drive around the south island, then return it to Christchurch. We have a flight to the north island and we will do that afterwards in a shorter period of time. We ... [Continue reading this entry]

Beautiful Country!

Thursday, April 29th, 2004
I have a lot to post about, since in the last couple of days we haven't had net access. We went to Lake Tekapo, Mt. Cook and are now in Dunedin. Driving is GREAT and I'm so glad ... [Continue reading this entry]

Renting a Car

Monday, April 26th, 2004
Guess what! I think we are going to rent a car here. We are both pretty excited because it will be SO much freedom... we can go where we want, when we want. It's awesome. Tons ... [Continue reading this entry]

Still in Christchurch

Sunday, April 25th, 2004
I forgot to mention in the last post that I have a terrible cold and I almost went to the doctor for it. (Jim wouldn't let me) I think it was also because I met a girl who ... [Continue reading this entry]

It’s Bloody Cold in Christchurch!

Saturday, April 24th, 2004
Two days ago I wore a tank top, shorts, and sandals. Today I wore wool socks, sneakers, thermal pants, travel pants, a t-shirt, a micro-fleece and a fleece jacket. DID YOU READ WHAT I JUST WROTE??? It's not chilly, it is COLD here!! So ... [Continue reading this entry]