i freakin made it!
great adventure just getting here really; after a forever long plane ride (during which i blogged minus posting while i was in cannot sleep mode which is way more fun to say than insomnia...and which i'll post later)
so, back on track, following loooOONG plane ride and no catastrophes in customs (cleary they know nothing) i got on a short plane ride. flying into queenstown it was clear i was entering LORD OF THE RINGS territory. it's flippin amazing! upon arriving i managed to phenagle a ride with a few israelis..and then ended up hanging with them and they're friends for the first few hours of my trip down by the shotover river! gorgeous and surrounded by hebrew and real good coffee ;) funny to suddenly in a foreign country and yet amongst people speakin a foreign language...yet not the one of the country you're in... odd indeed!
So i've found a lovely hostel and some friends i'm rooming with and have explored queenstown and then some; small city very european feeling built into a hillside and looking over the beautiful lake! it's quite the adventure tourist hub and i will move on soon to get away from the tourists...like me ...
today i rented a mountain bike and went riding...woohooo!! so much fun. let's just say i'm glad i don't have to tune that bike up following my ride ;) don't worry mom, i was safe....enough...
the flora and fauna and riding are very similar to portland, spring plants like lupines and foxglove and butterfly bush are all bloomin here, however there are also drier plants like palms and juniper and lots i haven't a clue about, but i'm workin on it!
all in all, my 30ish hours in queenstown have made me understand why people compare it to ptown and oregon. lookin out now makes me think of the gorge only more dramatic (and filled with hobbits) and the people are fantastic!
don't worry yall, haven't given up my citizenship just yet :)
cheers!
great adventure just getting here really; after a forever long plane ride (during which i blogged minus posting while i was in cannot sleep mode which is way more fun to say than insomnia...and which i'll post later)
so, back on track, following loooOONG plane ride and no catastrophes in customs (cleary they know nothing) i got on a short plane ride. flying into queenstown it was clear i was entering LORD OF THE RINGS territory. it's flippin amazing! upon arriving i managed to phenagle a ride with a few israelis..and then ended up hanging with them and they're friends for the first few hours of my trip down by the shotover river! gorgeous and surrounded by hebrew and real good coffee ;) funny to suddenly in a foreign country and yet amongst people speakin a foreign language...yet not the one of the country you're in... odd indeed!
So i've found a lovely hostel and some friends i'm rooming with and have explored queenstown and then some; small city very european feeling built into a hillside and looking over the beautiful lake! it's quite the adventure tourist hub and i will move on soon to get away from the tourists...like me ...
today i rented a mountain bike and went riding...woohooo!! so much fun. let's just say i'm glad i don't have to tune that bike up following my ride ;) don't worry mom, i was safe....enough...
the flora and fauna and riding are very similar to portland, spring plants like lupines and foxglove and butterfly bush are all bloomin here, however there are also drier plants like palms and juniper and lots i haven't a clue about, but i'm workin on it!
all in all, my 30ish hours in queenstown have made me understand why people compare it to ptown and oregon. lookin out now makes me think of the gorge only more dramatic (and filled with hobbits) and the people are fantastic!
don't worry yall, haven't given up my citizenship just yet :)
cheers!
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