Thursday, October 30, 2008

NZ Trip Day 13,14 & 15 - Lazy days

Well... These 3 days are mainly for traveling. Left Queenstown at day 12, then stay 1 night in Dunedin, 1 night in Lake Tekapo and 1 night in Christchurch.

I like Queenstown, it's not a city, it's just a town. But everything you need is already there. Lot's of activities you can resist~ Beautiful town lay beside a lake, and surround by mountains and mountains. I just love it. 3 days are just not enough but I gotta keep going... :\

Day 13 I arrived Dunedin, boring city, sorry~ Visited the Canterbury factory which now understand how they made my favorite chocolate~ ah yes~ the milk come from NZ itself, and not China~ XD After that.... nth to do in the city, not enough time for wildlife tour, so head back YHA hostel and watch Cast Away.

From Dunedin



Day 14 we started our journey to Lake Tekapo. First stop at the world most steepest street, then stopped at a cafe for breakfast, passed thought 3 dam which have been used to generate power to the town, then arrived the beautiful Lake Tekapo. The Lake was just so beautiful! The water is so clear, and blue~! The photo you saw is the same as what I saw, yes it's just so blue~!

But then there was something happened which was the first thing made me feel unhappy along the trip so far. I planned to join a scenic flight which depart from Lake Tekapo and fly around the Mountain Cook and Glacier and return to the Lake. I arrived the office but the staff said the weather is not good. Well.. Yes I can see the weather is not good but it's not BAD! and there was a notice outside saying that there was flight today! They asked me if I can fly tomorrow morning but I said I gonna leave at 8am. From the conversation between the staff I can feel that they were not flying was because I am the only one wants to fly. Which I guess, flying with one customer is not cost-efficient. Anyway,that's my last chance to see the Mountain Cook and now it's gone... what a shame~ :\

Anyway, I joined a star gazing tour which depart at 9pm. Lake Tekapo is one of the best place for star gazing because the weather is always good as it's surrounded by mountains~! You can even see Venus and Jupiter without a telescope because they are so bright at night~ And I never saw so many stars in the sky~ But there was some cloud at night, and we're not able to see all of the sky. But the tour guide said they were going to refund 30% to us due to the cloudy weather. Well...for sure i don't really mind~ XD

From Lake Tekapo



Day 15, Lake Tekapo to Christchurch. A lazy day for relax, and to do some laundry.


Tomorrow will go to Wellington by train and ferry, will stay there for 3 days then go to Auckland by plane. I planned to go to Auckland by train but time is just not enough. So I gave up the 12 hours train and go for the 1 hour flight :p

Looking forward for the volcano hike~ Can't believe I've passed half of the NZ trip....time just never stop.

I'm OK so far~ enjoying the trip, so no worries everyone and take care!



c : Yes....again.... cc


Raymond : Hard to not to believe. XD anyway, I can't worry coz I just don't really know whats happening in HK and how worst it is... anyway, take care my friend, you should have more than enough money in your saving~ HAHA

OiOi : So far so good...it's the 15/26 days in NZ.... Will end very soon but I';ll never forget it.


Mudfew : Can't wait to see you too. Well yes just try to imagine you're in a car running 200KM/h and you put your head outside the window... XD

Perry Lo~ Oh man~ I missed your Englsh! no Chinglish! no... well your word!!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Haha, the colour of Lake Tekapo was so blue than the sky, I agreed with u that the Lake was so beautiful~~~!

Anonymous said...

GREAT! 好充實 + 好豐富~

Anonymous said...

Time gone so fast!HOpe you enloy rest of the trip!