Christchurch

Well I arrived Friday here in Christchurch(after a 9 hour bus ride!)- it's a lovely town with beautiful stone buildings and is known as the garden city of NZ- and for good reason! Friday I hung out with Dustin and Sheena and caught up on all the going ons of late. I shared all my wool stories (Dustin was polite enough to listen, though likely couldn't have cared less!) and they talked of their travels and funny things that had happened to them. It was really great to see them again, and it made the buds ride worth it! Friday was a relatively early night for us, as Saturday was going to be a big day! After a late start Saturday morning, we headed into town to check out the markets and listen to music in the park. It was also the first nice day that I have seen in a long time(+28), so it was nice to be outside for it! I was beginning to think that I wasn't going to see any nice weather! After the park we headed back to the hostel to get ready to got a rugby game- as I know nothing about the sport, it was a little hard to follow, and I'm not going to lie to you, I found it boring! We went with 2 bus loads of other backpackers, so the spectators were more fun to watch than the game was! We left the stadium just after 9, then headed to another hostel to have a few drinks with some people that Sheena and Dustin had met previously. Well it wasn't too long before we were all ready to head back to our hostel- they had to catch 07:00 planes this morning, and I was just plain tired! It was day light savings last night, so even though we got an extra hour, I think we were all in bed by about 23:00 0r 00:00- it's sad really! So this morning I said goodbye to the Hickes, who are now off to Fiji for a couple weeks before returning to Canada. I thought that I would be stuck here is Christchurch for the week, but there are some other people from the hostel who are heading to Kaikoura, which is where I wanted to go, and I think that I am going to hitch a ride with them! They are leaving Monday and coming back Friday or Saturday. I need to return on Friday though, so that I can get to the bank, so I might need to bus it one way- we'll see! So I am sitting at some internet cafe, and it's a beautiful day outside, so I should go enjoy it! Will post again soon and thanks everyone for all the comments, it's great to hear from all of you- seems like a long time until I get home mid-May still, though I am not trying to rush my holiday!
Ciao