So a little catching up to do. On Tuesday, Mel and I left Queenstown with Nick from T.O. We all rented a car together for a ouple of days. It was really nice to be traveling in a car rather then a bus. Anyways, we headed down to Te Anau where we were going to stay for the night. We got there a lot earlier then expected, so we decided to head to Milford Sound right away. We got in the car (with Nick's unfortunate driving) and headed to the Sound. On the way we had to go throught the most amazing tunnel. It was literally blown straight through the mountain. It was only one
lane so we had to wait for our turn, but it was so cool. It was just rock inside, like not lined or re-inforced or anything. Crazy. Anyways, when we got to Milford Sound it was pissing with rain, unfortunately, but we got on our cruise anyways. It's hard to describe how beautiful this place was. The fiords are amazing. Plus because it was raining, there were waterfalls everywhere. So impressive. Our cruise lasted for two hours. At the middle, we were at the mouth of the sound, leading out to the Tasman Sea. The waves were quite large. It seems that no matter what I am always traveling with somebody who gets motion sick. Normally Robin, but apparently Mel doesn't do so well either. I felt really bad for her. Ah well. Anyways, the cruise was amazing, even if the rain was pouring down. It let up for awhile part way through the trip, so that was good. I wish I could describe it better, the pictures don't even do it justice. Too bad. It was a pretty amazing day.
Ok, on to Wednesday, we changed plans a bit and headed down to Dunedin. There was a bit of a battle between Mel and Nick about who would drive and somehow I ended up being the one to drive. Fine with me. It was quite an experience. I maneuvered my way a
round without crashing which was pretty good. Just joking. I was actually pretty good (much better then Nick). Anyways, when we got to Dunedin, we went to Stephanie's place (a girl we met at the Abel Tasman). She is going to Otago University on exchange from Queens. She lives with 5 others. Another Canadian girl, 2 Americans, a girl from Hong Kong and a guy from Argentina. It's a pretty fun house and being there really makes me miss school, especially my girls. Anyways, once we got to Dunedin, we said good bye to Nick who was headed to the Catlins. We just hungout for the first night, got introduced to a ton of people. Then yesterday, Mel and I went exploring through Dunedin's shopping area, which was ok. Of course I found a jacket that I just love at Canterbury (don't worry mom, I didn't buy it, maybe on the way home). Then we met Steph at the Cadburry chocolate factory for a tour. I must say, the tour lacked something, maybe it was the Oompa-Loopas, not sure. But the smell of chocolate was pretty amazing. I was kinda revolted by the amount of chocolate that was there, but ah well, I will continue to be a chocolate eater. Last night we all got dressed up and headed out for a night on the town. It was a lot of fun to be back in a university town, but again, really made me miss school. Today has been kinda lazy. Tomorrow is my big day to go see penguins on the Otago Peninsula (I am pretty stoked) One more week before I head to Australia, which will be nice as the weather really sucks here. Cheers!
So a little catching up to do. On Tuesday, Mel and I left Queenstown with Nick from T.O. We all rented a car together for a ouple of days. It was really nice to be traveling in a car rather then a bus. Anyways, we headed down to Te Anau where we were going to stay for the night. We got there a lot earlier then expected, so we decided to head to Milford Sound right away. We got in the car (with Nick's unfortunate driving) and headed to the Sound. On the way we had to go throught the most amazing tunnel. It was literally blown straight through the mountain. It was only one 
lane so we had to wait for our turn, but it was so cool. It was just rock inside, like not lined or re-inforced or anything. Crazy. Anyways, when we got to Milford Sound it was pissing with rain, unfortunately, but we got on our cruise anyways. It's hard to describe how beautiful this place was. The fiords are amazing. Plus because it was raining, there were waterfalls everywhere. So impressive. Our cruise lasted for two hours. At the middle, we were at the mouth of the sound, leading out to the Tasman Sea. The waves were quite large. It seems that no matter what I am always traveling with somebody who gets motion sick. Normally Robin, but apparently Mel doesn't do so well either. I felt really bad for her. Ah well. Anyways, the cruise was amazing, even if the rain was pouring down. It let up for awhile part way through the trip, so that was good. I wish I could describe it better, the pictures don't even do it justice. Too bad. It was a pretty amazing day.
Ok, on to Wednesday, we changed plans a bit and headed down to Dunedin. There was a bit of a battle between Mel and Nick about who would drive and somehow I ended up being the one to drive. Fine with me. It was quite an experience. I maneuvered my way a
round without crashing which was pretty good. Just joking. I was actually pretty good (much better then Nick). Anyways, when we got to Dunedin, we went to Stephanie's place (a girl we met at the Abel Tasman). She is going to Otago University on exchange from Queens. She lives with 5 others. Another Canadian girl, 2 Americans, a girl from Hong Kong and a guy from Argentina. It's a pretty fun house and being there really makes me miss school, especially my girls. Anyways, once we got to Dunedin, we said good bye to Nick who was headed to the Catlins. We just hungout for the first night, got introduced to a ton of people. Then yesterday, Mel and I went exploring through Dunedin's shopping area, which was ok. Of course I found a jacket that I just love at Canterbury (don't worry mom, I didn't buy it, maybe on the way home). Then we met Steph at the Cadburry chocolate factory for a tour. I must say, the tour lacked something, maybe it was the Oompa-Loopas, not sure. But the smell of chocolate was pretty amazing. I was kinda revolted by the amount of chocolate that was there, but ah well, I will continue to be a chocolate eater. Last night we all got dressed up and headed out for a night on the town. It was a lot of fun to be back in a university town, but again, really made me miss school. Today has been kinda lazy. Tomorrow is my big day to go see penguins on the Otago Peninsula (I am pretty stoked) One more week before I head to Australia, which will be nice as the weather really sucks here. Cheers!
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