Christchurch
After we left Dunedin, we spent one night in a small town called Oamaru, but all we did was sleep there. It's worth noting that the drive from Dunedin to Oamaru was terrific, as you could take some smaller roads that wound up along the coast, instead of the main highway. Some absolutely beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean from the coast.
So after all that, we happily ended up in Christchurch at another awesome hostel called the Rolleston House. It was right on the Tram Line that took you through the center of town, and it just so happened that the guy at reception handed us some free tickets that another guest wasn't using anymore. Sweet.
Christchurch was pretty much as great as Dunedin was, lots of pedestrian areas to the city, and tons of cool cafe's and coffee shops. If that wasn't enough, there was life-size chess in the square!
Now this was my kinda place. Carly and I just meandered about, through some of the buildings and art centers. Picked up a few souvenirs and drank coffee. It was our last day before flying back to Singapore, so I also had to get my last fix of Hokey Pokey ice cream. It is truly an evil that none of the Hokey Pokey manages to get exported from NZ, either.
After all this travel, one gets tired... So Carly decided that while I was resting my eyes, listening to my iPod and minding my own business to take a picture of me in my peaceful state.
And with that, we say goodbye to NZ, and good riddance! The "good riddance" is mostly just because these blog postings took so much time. But we like to try to keep you entertained... All 2 of you (whoever you are) that are still reading this drivel.
More soon! We were in Bintan in Indonesia last weekend, and need to put up some photos from that trip as well.
