Merry Christmas from NZ!
We’ve been in Wanaka since we were last online, and have been spending more of our hard earned money in the pursuit of thrills and adventure! We spent a day rock climbing with a guide as we were desperate to try the stuff out here but had not brought any of our kit with us (doh!). That was fantastic, although we are not used to climbing in such warm weather and I have never before had to complain that the rock was too hot for me to hold
I was also persuaded by my husband (who I used to love very much) that we should take a day’s kayaking instruction course while we were there After I had spent most of the first hour that we were on the river upside down underneath the water, I realised that I had been right to be a bit apprehensive about the idea! However, our instructor was fantastic and we learnt a lot about how to stay upright on the river, as well as how to escape if we found ourselves upside down. The one thing that made me feel a whole lot better was that by the end of the day Giles had spent much more time upside down than I had
We had another day’s climbing planned, but unfortunately rain stopped play. On the last day that we were in Wanaka our Thurston curse struck again and there were flash floods. So instead we went to watch King Kong at the local cinema, which had comfy sofas instead of the usual squished seats, much appreciated for such a long film…
Anyway we have just arrived in Mount Cook where we are planning to spend Christmas. We are out on a short tramp for the next couple of days, and then we are planning to spend a quiet day recovering on Christmas Day. So we wanted to take the opportunity to wish everyone back home a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We’ll be back with more news and (hopefully) some photos in the new year. See you in 2006!
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