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DAY 98. Bittersweet Goodbyes

Wed, 1 Feb 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [362]

It wasn't particularly sunny on this day so we mainly stayed inside on our final day at the hostel, soaking up more of its good vibes and visiting with everyone. I am seriously going to miss the crap out of this place. We watched a few movies, I showered, ... Read more >

DAY 97. Who Needs Switchbacks

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [350]

I woke up early because I knew Melody and Alex were going to make crepes for breakfast. They turned out really good and there was a group of us that ate together. Everyone was hanging out then I proposed to Cassela and Michealla a hike. We packed up ... Read more >

DAY 96. Nelson Day

Mon, 30 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [380]

After waking up, I headed to the city center to run some errands and to shop. It was nice to be out of the house on my own and to be a bit productive. Since Nelson is pretty small, I still ran into people from the hostel, however. It was Nelson Day, ... Read more >

DAY 95. Hail Heath Ledger

Sun, 29 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [288]

We had breakfast then went to the beach. It was quite cold with the breeze and we all ended up napping. We left, made lunch back at the hostel, and watched a movie. Priya's boyfriend was here from Wellington and he does tattooing so Cassela decided to ... Read more >

DAY 94. My Worst Morning. Ever.

Sat, 28 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [266]

I woke up around 8 or 9 with the most horrible headache and stomach ache of my life. This hangover was absolutely awful. I really didn't think I was every going to feel better again. And I was going to die. Between then and 2pm, I got up about 10-12 ... Read more >

DAY 93. USA USA USA

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [351]

I slept in late, had coffee and then we went off to the store. We came back and made a bunch of food including cupcakes. I miss baking in a real kitchen so I had fun making and frosting them even though it was from a box. We also made shepherds pie and ... Read more >

DAY 92. Hang Out Day

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [362]

We woke up and moved out of our dorm room. We had breakfast then went down to the city center. We shopped around for quite awhile then went back to the hostel. We made food, hung out and I showered. I hung out for awhile with Melody, a French girl who ... Read more >

DAY 91. Cassela's Feeling 22

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [376]

I woke up at 7:40am, awhile after Michealla did and we got things ready for Cassela's birthday while she was still sleeping. Michealla baked the cake while I blew up balloons and fluffed out big pom pom balls. We decorated the outdoor lounging area with ... Read more >

DAY 90. Family BBQ

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [356]

We cruised out of Murchison and arrived in Nelson. We headed straight for Otto's Backpackers and it was so nice to be back. We caught up with him as well as the others who we met a few weeks back and it was great to see some familiar faces. We hung out ... Read more >

DAY 89. Camping on the River

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [345]

We left Greymouth and headed to Westport, it was a beautiful sunny day to drive along the gorgeous coast. Though windy, we still went to the beach and made lunches. On our way towards Murchison, we listened to a podcast which was a great change from ... Read more >

DAY 88. Keeping Things Interesting

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [269]

We slept in, packed up camp, had breakfast and drove out of Fox Glacier. We stopped near the Franz Josef Glacier then continued on to Hokitika and checked out the beach and then went to buy groceries. We made lunch and left the little town. The coast ... Read more >

DAY 87. The True Rainy New Zealand

Sat, 21 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [335]

We left the holiday park and went to a cafe for breakfast that was kind of out of town and in a small mall complex. I stopped into Countdown then we were on our way. I drove through Wanaka and up the lake for a few hours while the other two napped. I ... Read more >

DAY 86. Accomplishing Items on the Bucketlist

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [383]

While we had breakfast, we booked our tickets for the luge ride and our time slot to Skydive in Wanaka. We walked a short ways from our camp and got in the long line to go up the gondola. The view of Queenstown from high up on the mountain was incredible ... Read more >

DAY 85. Movie Night

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [340]

We all slept horribly because it was freezing and windy last night so we slept in as much as we could. I woke up after awhile and showered then had breakfast. We did a whole lot of nothing since it was stormy and rainy out again. We had soup for lunch ... Read more >

DAY 84. Rainy Q-Town

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [354]

We woke up in hopes of doing fun Queenstown activities (extreme swing/bungy, gondola and luge rides, mtn biking, etc) but instead it was down pouring. I was pretty bummed out that we were in such a fun, amazing, beautiful city and the weather wasn't ... Read more >

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