So you're probably wondering where that title came from. Well, it all started when we left Queenstown on Wednesday. Actually, I will have to go back a bit farther than that.
We finally met up with Monica (see Surfers posts) and her boyfriend Cory on Tuesday. We painted Queenstown red by hitting up a number of bars and we even introduced them to the teapots at The World Bar! One of the coolest bars of the evening was Winnie's where the roof actually opens! I guess this doesn't happen very much but they open and closed it twice when we were there so it was cool to get that expereience. The next evening was spent at Cory and Mon's new flat just outside of Queenstown having drinks and playing games. It was so good to meet Cory and hang out with Mon again! See you two in Canada :)
Wednesday we grabbed our Fergberger and headed out of Queenstown. We didn't make it far out of town before we were both exhuased and ended up spending the night in Lumsden. This town was smaller than Waikerie and didn't have much so by this time we were really beginning to miss the hustle and bustle of Queenstown :(
The next day we were off to visit the most Southerly part of the South Island of New Zealand which is located at Slope Point. Although it was extremely windy, it wasn't too cold and we were able to get some gorgeous pictures. While leaving Slope Point, Elliot decided to pull over to take a few more scenic pictures which included sheep (did you know sheep outnumber people here in New Zealand 35 to 1?) so, he pulled over and was immediately stuck in the wet mud! It wasn't until a farmer and another local came along to help us out (not even five minutes later) that we were pulled to the safety of the road again. It literally caused a small town meeting where the once secluded road was filled with passers by wondering what all the commotion was about. And to think the pictures weren't even that great!
That night was spent in Owaka at a small campground overlooking the water. We woke up the next morning to hail and a bad weather forcast. We took our time traveling to Wanaka where we are currently staying for a few days. This place is gorgeous! It is a bit like Queenstown, but a bit smaller. It is surrounded by a lake (Lake Wanaka) and beautiful snow capped mountains. Seriously everwhere we look is unbelieably picturesque! We plan to take the day tomorrow and ski Treble Cone. Today we are just going to tour around...
'Till next time!
Love, Amy & Elliot x
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