What sort of people arrive at a hotel around midnight and stand outside having a loud conversation? Then get up again a few hours later and open and close their car doors for 10 minutes? The people in the room next door obviously.
I should have got the uke out and given them a little serenade in the wee small hours!
We had a little trouble locating our bus to Wanaka this morning. Doesn't help when the web page states one address and the ticket another. We found it in the end thanks to our hotel owner. He had actually dropped us off at one location and said his goodbyes. As Liz and I stood in an empty car park waiting for the bus,I heard an insistent honking and there he was waving us over. He had gone back to the other location and found the bus,then come back to get us and took us there. Whatever your name was, thanks heaps.
At the beginning of the trip we got to see a tiny fraction of the devastation the earthquake has inflicted on Christchurch.
Apparently they had just completed a restoration on this church prior to the earthquake.
We heard stories from people on the bus about what it felt like, it just seems unimaginable. There is debris everywhere and sand and mud line the gutters.
Hoping to get a little more time in Christchurch on the return leg so maybe some further photo's later.
We were advised to catch the bus as the trip was said to be beautiful and I would have to agree. The first glimpse of snow covered peaks was wonderful.
We had a great driver for the first half of the trip, George. A retired police commander who is married to a woman from St Kilda. He was full of knowledge and some bad jokes. Thanks George you were fun.
A few short stops including this photo opportunity and we were in Wanaka.
On arrival in Wanaka the hotel room phone rang about 10 minutes later. It was Aspiring Guides confirming we had arrived safely and were to meet them in an hour. And to tell us that despite all the snow,storms and warning emails,conditions were perfect and we would be leaving for Black Peak hut in the morning!!! Yeeehaaa
We've now returned from getting technical gear sorted and sorting clothing,packing and re packing as tomorrow morning we are choppered out of Wanaka and up into the mountains.
There is nothing much more to say really. My next blog will not be for four days on my return from for filling a long standing dream.
The ukulele will remain here for my safe reunion with it. Stay tuned.
Uke complete me!
Location:Wanaka
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