Another update on the NZ trail (with rare internet acess!). I am writing this from a Backpacker’s Hostel in Franz Josef, a popular site due to the nearby Glaciers. One of which I am going to be hiking on tommorrow. I would upload some pictures, but I have a 500 meg upload cap and really slow upload speeds. I might get some up in a little bit though. New Zealand is a great place, with impossible landscapes yanked right from the movies. Speaking of which, I climbed on rocks that were very similar to those in the Chronicle’s of Narina and it’s massive fight scene at the end of the movie. The weather is great, it’s a bit chilly up here in the mountains, but ceratinly warmer than home.

More updates to come! Maybe once I buy more internet (which is 3 bucks an hour).

Cheers

Well, I am writing this post from my cousin’s house in Rangoria, NZ! The flight from LAX to Auckland was a bit…bumpy, but the view was spectacular once the clouds cleared that is. Our first day here was pretty low-key, the family being jetlagged and all. But we did take a walk on a very windy beach and because of it I still have some sand in my shoes. Today was Christmas day for me (it is 6:49pm on the 25th here), and it was great! Christmas with sun and a little rain. However, it didn’t get dark here last night until around 9:30 so that threw me for a massive loop! As I promised in the previous post; here are some pictures.

I haven’t made a post in a good long time, as I have been busy with Finals, moving back home, and packing! Packing for what you ask? I am packing for a trip to New Zealand and Australia, which I am leaving home for tommorrow morning at 4:45 for a flight at around 8. Then a layover in LAX until 8pm (in case our connecting flight is delayed). Then a 22 hour flight on Qantas to NZ! So I won’t have updates for a couple of days as I will be on planes.

However, I will have my laptop and camera with me so expect photo updates in the next week or so. Merry Christmas everybody!

I would highly recommend watching this:

http://distortedperspective.com/school/515/firefly_final.mov
and
reading this: http://www.distortedperspective.com/blog/?p=1615

By colin smith