Heading North

Im catching a night bus from Wellington to Auckland. Im going to try and see the Bay of Islands and any other nice areas near the city. I fly to Oz on the 11th, so NZ is almost done. I put a bunch of pictures on facebook for friends who didnt have cameras along the way, so if you want to see some of the places Ive been check it out there.

Leaving the south island

Just drove up the west coast of the south island. It was beautiful, and we got to see two glaciers. About to leave the English boys (Tom and Toad). Its been good working but Im ready to be on the move and see more of the country. I will probably catch the ferry to the north island tomorrow or the day after.

Finishing work

I have one more week at Akarua Vineyard. Im going to head back up to Auckland after that for a flight on Feb 11. I will probably go up the west coast of the south island to Nelson then take the ferry to the north island. Two and a half months in NZ have gone by quick. Im more then half done the trip and getting excited to move on and see more of the world. I heard the west coast is one of the most beautiful places in NZ, so I should have some good pictures in the next few weeks.

New Zealand Pictures

Christmas

Just got back into Queenstown from the Routeburn trek. It took us 3 days and on the second day it rained the entire time. I Met up with a couple friends from Colorado, so we did the trek together. It was a good Christmas spent in the middle of the wilderness singing carols with a buch of trekers. I have to work again on Jan 5th in Cromwell. The job will probably last another 2 weeks after that. Im going to do the Nexis bungy jump in a few days, which is the third largest in the world. Should be a good time before getting back to the vineyard.

Work

That job in Blenheim was a sham. Hopefully I get some money, but it was kind of a waste of 2 weeks. Im in the southern part of the south island now in a town called Cromwell near Queenstown. Im pretty sure I have a week of work lined up for Wednesday then I will try to line something up for January. Ive been camping outside the last few days and plan on camping for at least the next week. Its nice to be out of hostels because that lifestyle gets to be a bit much after a couple months. I have plenty of pictures, but most internet costs money. I will try to post some when I get a chance.

Vineyards

Im in Blenheim on the south island working at a vineyard. Its nice because Im outside all the time, but the operation is a little shady. My plan is to stay here for another 2 weeks then head south for Christmas and find something fun for New Years. After that I may head back up towards Nelson to get a little work in January.