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Windy day...

 

 

 

 

so the wind here can be a bit strong sometime… this is the fence in the backyard of the Morse home… we got it back up for now.

In Auckland

Right now I am in Auckland staying with Dave Morse and his family (a friend of Ian Collins). It's been great staying here... they've been really gracious to me and it's nice to be in a home... to sort of process the trip and have some down time. I fly back to the states today at 7 tonight. Not quite sure what to do with the rest of the day... I think I might go for a walk and just hang out somewhere. I might get one more post in before I leave... if I don't... thanks for reading my posts and for praying for me while I've been over here. It's been a great trip and maybe once I get home and get some rest I'll post again and fill in all the missing pieces of the trip. -Allan

In the airport...

Best tag ever

 

Worlds Steepest street

 

The little dot is me

 

Hostel in Christchurch

 

Well I have just a few minutes before I board my flight to Auckland. a quick update... I spent the last few days in Dunedin and Christchurch (lastnight). In Dunedin I stayed with a friend of David Akina, Chris Berry from fresno. I had a great time in Dunedin Chris showed me for really cool spots around the city and on the coast... he also took me to a place called Velvet burger was real similar to furgberger. I think the highlight of Dunedin was going to Tunnel beach. I very beautiful beach with a man made tunnel with stairs that lead down to the beach (the photo second from the bottom... also the photo of the street looking down is the steepest st in the world)... we're boarding so I need to run! Also, there's a new photo map up! enjoy!

Heading back to Auckland

Just a short update on where I am... tonight I am staying at another hostel in Christchurch... tomorrow I'll be flying from christchurch to auckland. that is all for now... hopefully much more tomorrow.

Queenstown

 

 

 

 

Yesterday I got up around 10:30 which was really nice and needed. Instead of hitting the road as usual I went and explored queenstown and the surrounding area. I watched the sunset and got a delicious burger from furgburger. The burgers are about 3 times the size of a normal burger and they are delicious (and only about 5 bucks). I am trying to get on the road soon so I am not going to write much... I did however add a new map gallery from yesterday with a few photos. Today I will be heading down to Dunedin.

Time to slow down...

 
 
 
 

I realized last night that I've been averaging about six hours of driving everyday and when I talk to people about the trip all I really have to say is "it's pretty" and "i've been on the road alot". Well today and tomorrow and maybe the next day (who knows) I am going to be staying in queenstown. I am at a small Christian park called Lakeland and they are putting me up for free. I have a nice little cabin with a great view of the lake and queenstown. Lastnight I was able to just sit on the lawn and watch the sunset and it was amazing. The next few days I think I am just going to relax and spend time with God... and maybe catch up on sleep and explore the area.

Some thoughts on New Zealand... to be honest it's quite a bit different then I thought it would be. The towns are alot smaller and there are tourists everywhere. In fact it seems like alot of the towns exist to provide for the tourists. The landscape is amazing. Two days ago when I was driving I would drive for 30min and would be up in the Mts or the country and then out of no where I would be on the coast and the feel is so so much different yet they are only minutes away. The weather was also crazy... It would look grey and rainy and looked like it would be that way all day but then an hour later there would be beautiful blue sky and puffy white clouds. As far as the food here. It's not much different then the US only they have much better burgers here... oh and fish and chips. Here fish and chips are kind of a big deal. The fish here is very good and when you order fish n chips you get basically a whole fish not little fish strips. And aside from that it's hard to explain... you need to just come out here and try them. The food I've enjoyed most are their breakfasts they make great big breakfast and the eggs are really fresh and the bacon is delicious. Staying in hostels has been really fun as well... I met two guys from Holland two days ago but for the most part the travelers are either from Germany or the UK. Some hostels are definitely better then others. Like the one in Greymouth I thought I might die that night. But they're cheap and the people running them have been really friendly. I've gotten used to driving on the left side of the road... well except yesterday when a large bus was coming at me in my lane... and then I realized I was in his (I think I was more scared then him).

It’s been a great trip so far… a lot faster then I imagined and most of the photos I’ve taken have been of scenery outside the car window or off the side of the road. Having a day or two here will be refreshing.

-Allan