Monday 6th October
The plan was to pick up the car at 10, fill it with all my stuff, blast out of Queenstown by 10.30. In real life, I managed to faff around enough that I didnt leave QT till about 12. And in true sam bennett style, I managed to leave my shower gel behind, much like I did in multiple locations all the way through Australia and New Zealand.
It was a long drive to Christchurch, but the scenery was bloody amazing. Again.
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| Lake Tekapo |
I stayed the night with a lovely fellow liftie who opened his parents home to me most generously. Thanks, Reece, you are the best, and your mum makes a smashing quiche.
Tuesday 7th October
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| Roads! Hills! Snow! |
Northbound to Blenheim to reunite with family. It was really nice to see my aunt and uncle again, and I also got given an eyetest, which is my familys way of showing affection I think?
Saying goodbye to them the next day was genuinely difficult to do, and it just made me want to come back and do it all again next year.
Wednesday 8th October
In theory, this was the day I was supposed to meet up with Jason, my new travel buddy (who got the job by drinking lots of alcohol with me the week before, and owning a trustworthy face) but while he was hiking in Abel Tasman he managed to leave his bag in a hut in the middle of nowhere so he was delayed by a day. So I ferried across to the north by myself, and immediately took a wrong turn coming off the ferry. Eventually found my way to a YHA hostel and sorted my life out. This took some time, as I am not as organised as Barbara; who at this point was, unhelpfully, on the other side of the planet.
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