Duneiden - Lake Tekapo - Christchurch - Auckland

We arrived in Dunieden and there was some sort of fair going on in the center of town. We walked around for awhile and decided that we wanted to go see a movie later. First we hit up the grocer store and then went out to the park for a snack and a nap. We went to see The Pursuit of Happyness, which was very cute and then snuck into a campsite.

Unfortunately this entry includes a lot of driving time, however we also got to spend some time on some beautiful beaches. We arrived in a town that we thought we would stay in, but it wasn't very pretty and there was nothing going on, so we decided to continue on our drive and go to Lake Tekapo which is known for its very blue water.

True to its reputation, the lake was very pretty, and it was surrounded by snow capped mountains. We only got to spend half a day there though, because we needed to make tracks up to Christchurch. The drive was really nice, for quite a ways out of Tekapo the highway was lined with wild flowers of all different colours. We also made a stop at Shag Point, where we saw some Penguins. They were very cute, but looked pretty funny as they waddled around.

I liked Christchurch a lot more than I thought I would. I imagined as another big city like Auckland or Wellington, but it has a lot of character to it! We had some really good Greek food for diner, then bought some cookies and made a night of it back at the hostel. We stayed in the micro-camper for one last night, and although t was fun, I can't say I'm going to miss living out of a car all that much.

Now I am back in Auckland and am getting ready to fly to Australia today! I'm looking forward to staying in one place for awhile, and am interested to see what school is going to be like down here. I was sad to say bye to Ashley and have felt a little lost without her and AWE 610 (our car). It has been an amazing month, and I would highly recommend New Zealand for any traveller!