Saturday, July 21, 2007
Countdown
Hellooo,
Last 5 days in New Zealand start now!
Finally out of bed due to the worst flu ever. Stupid cold winter. I'm much better now though which is good news as I have a pretty hectic final week in New Zealand wrapping things up here. It's come around so quickly and it is a bit sad but Victoria and I are sick of the cold now and we're more beach people anyway. We want some heat!
First of all though we have to sort out closing bank accounts, moving out, paying final bills, sending many boxes home full of my winter clothes which I don't want to carry round Asia for 6 weeks, which is something I can't do till the very last minute as I need them here! Selling heaters we have bought, DVD players, my car. Well the car is sold.. Funny story actually. I bought it off Laurence in February and I have not had one single problem with it. Nothing. These two guys from Surrey wanted to buy it, I drop it round to there house, money in my pocket, they get in to drive me back home and the stupid car doesn't start.. Nice.
Anyway turns out they still wanted it and they bought it for $300 less as thats what the mechanic said it would cost. Not the end of the world but pretty annoying.
So what have Robyn and myself been up too? We drove to Wanaka, which is kind of like a mini Queenstown, really nice town. We went to Puzzling World. I had been here before with Emma and it was strange to be back!
The 3D Maze. Find the 4 corners. We did. We rock. Last time I remember Emma and I found 2 corners then gave up and found an emergency exit..
Robyn in the turning famous faces room.
Robyn on the toilet..
And me..
We also drove to Lake Hayes which is about 10 minutes out of Queenstown.
Lake Hayes.
We also did a bit of skiing which was so funny!
At Coronet Peak.
Me and ski's.
Robyn in a rare standing up moment :)
Victoria at home.
Victoria at home.
Robyn and I.
The fire going.
No comment.
Last 5 days in New Zealand start now!
Andy
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Epic Blog
Got a spare hour? Great! Read on..
So first of all Christmas Day. We had originally planned a small meal, but it turned into a rather large christmas party. It was really good though and Nic found an old Christmas tree in a box in the cupboard under the stairs which just made it perfect! We bought some bad Christmas music and decorations and even hats!
Freak goat.
So first of all Christmas Day. We had originally planned a small meal, but it turned into a rather large christmas party. It was really good though and Nic found an old Christmas tree in a box in the cupboard under the stairs which just made it perfect! We bought some bad Christmas music and decorations and even hats!
Spot Matt...
Merry Christmas from Andy..
..And Robyn!
The food was good. Yorkshire puddings, gravy, stuffing etc..
Robyn was mostly eating yorkshire pudding.
We played some games..
This one included eating a bar of chocolate with hat, scarf and gloves on..
I was David Hasselhoff and Robyn was Geri Halliwell..
Dirty Dancing..
Then a couple of days later Robyn and I drove out the Bob's Cove, a beautiful little spot on the northern shore of Lake Wakitupu.
Smile!
It was really stunning here.
Clear waters..
The water in Lake Wakitupu is crystal clear and safe to drink. Not that I would but I have been told my many locals that I can if I ever wanted.
We also went back to 'Deer Park Heights' which is always a laugh :)
Me feeding a Llama I think..
Robyn feeding a mini horse.
Freak goat.
View from the top of Deer Park Heights.
Goats smell the food and ambush my car!
View of Queenstown from Kelvin Heights
Robyn and I drove to Glenorchy which is at the northern tip of Lake Wakatipu which was just beautiful.
We also did the jet boat around the Shotover canyons which was sooo cool. Amazingly cold though, ice was floating down the river. Robyn and I are on the second frow from the front. Click photo to zoom in a bit.
And as if we weren't cold enough we decided to do a scenic helicopter ride up to the Remarkable mountain range. It was absolutely stunning and when we got to the top we were able to get off and have a bit of a wander around! It was so awesome. But very cold!
On top of the Remarkable Mountain Range from the helicopter.
Robyn on top of the Remarkables.
Me on top of the Remarkables!
The End!
