Today started a crisp morning. Bec went out early to take a few photos of Lake Tekapo as it was still motionless. Another quick checkout and on the bus and we're off to Christchurch. The last bus ride of our trip! Don't get us wrong, it was very dependable, but I don't think either of us will be pursuing a career in the multi-passender, chaffeur arts. We drove through a few towns over rolling hills filled with large boulders. If you're a Lord of the Rings f...

Before we go any further, a word about ice cream in New Zealand. If you like ice cream, this place is for you. In addition to all of the flavors you know and love, there are so so so many more brillant flavors to choose from. A few of my personal favorites are Hokey Pokey, Goody Goody Gumdrops and Lolly Scramble. All of the ice cream is made from local dairy farmers. The Gelato shops have also been quite nice with Dark Choco Orange being the best. With that bei...

Left Queenstown this morning heading west to Dunedin via Alexandra. Passed through a lot of small towns that originated from the gold rush. Stayed at On Top Backpackers in the city center. Great hostel, brand new. Roomie Dave from Canada told us great stories of his years of travel through Mynamar, Cambodia and Viet Nam. I liked Dave a lot. Matt almost killed him. Did I mention that Dave snores? After checking in, we walked, no ran, to the Cadbury factory and wen...

Woke up around 10am this morning to our Taiwan roomies vacuuming. They're a little too tidy. Matt was on the phone with his mom around 10:30am when the room started to shake. He asked if I thought it was an earthquake and I said, no I don't think so. Went over to the window to have a look outside, everything looked calm. We figured the laundry must be below us and it was on spin cycle. The shaking stopped about 20 seconds later and I headed downstairs to take a s...

The day of the bungy... The last thing I remember is rushing downstairs as I was late for the bus off to my jump. I know I'm tall, and shower heads come up to my armpits in most countries, but I wasn't prepared for the low ceilings of our hostel stairwells. All Bec heard was a loud thud, then a louder thud as I hit the floor. If I wasn't late for my jumped I might have complained, but I was a man on a mission; albeit a stupid one. As it turned out, our frien...