Feels like it’s been ages since my last update! I’ll have to try and remember what I’ve been up to. I’m getting settled and knowing what I’m doing here in the motel, I bum about the town most days with my mad crazy friends. We’ve had more parties, the latest one last Saturday night was ‘Anything but Clothes’
I dressed myself up in black bin bags with yellow tape and looked like a bumble bee!! Melissa made her costume out of ‘adult’ magazines!! We had two dressed up in backpacks, nappies, shower curtains. It was great fun! Melissa had a bit of a mishap and had her fingers slammed in the door...twice. She’s been back and forth to the medical centre to have it re bandaged. I think she had damaged the nerve endings and the tip of one was split right open. We did our own first aid by sticking a pin in it to remove the blood but it got infected so she ended up going to get proper treatment!! OW!! As you can see we looked really concerned about her while attempting to give drunken first aid!!
On Wednesday last week Melissa, Victoria and I hitch hiked to Queenstown, I woke up fairly early so we could get a few hours there. We met at Kai, we HAD to have a coffee as it was -5...yes minus ahh!! It was white outside too, I was getting a few texts walking down the road and had to stop as I felt like my fingers were going to fall off!! The fastest way to get to QT is over the Cardrona pass, so we did. Didn’t take long before we got a lift, the guy was only going as far as Cardrona so we had to thumbs up there, We played about in the snow there for a while as there wasn’t many cars coming through. Hitching on that road when it was in poor condition wasn’t the best idea!! We managed though, a car was coming through and said we were handy as they wanted weight in the back to save sliding too much!! Couple of hairy moments and slidey slides, but we made it....phew!! Headed off to White Tiger (Tattoo Shop). I have been wanting a Phoenix tattooed on me to mark the beginning of a new life and to show that I had risen from my crap life back home and rose from the ashes!! It’s gorgeous but still healing so no pics yet! I can’t wait until summer so I can show it off in my bikini!!
We bummed about for a bit with our friend Denis who is staying in Queenstown for the season and then hitched back, It didn’t take too long, Vic had made up a sign and we started walking. A yute passed with Wanaka Golf Club written on the side, PERFECT!! We got a ride all the way back, this time we took the longer main road as it was likely the Cardrona pass was now impassable! We had such a laugh that day and it’s nice to get out of Wanaka for a few hours. QT is nice enough but not really my cup of tea! Nice to head through for the day.
The next day we decided it would be a good idea to make a beanie so Melissa has been teaching us how to crochet, I keep getting it wrong and have to unravel it and start again!! I might change my mind and make leg warmers instead!! We were all laughing as one day we’re having a crazy mad party, then hitch hiking and getting tattoo’s then we are doing crochet haha!!
I’ve been getting itchy feet again and panning in my head what to do once the season is over, I have decided in April to head to The Cook Islands and stay on a paradise island in the deep pacific for a week or two before heading over to Oz. I just need to try and sus out where to go from October to April in NZ first!! My plans may change totally before then but I always like to have something to look forward to!
I only have 5 more sleeps now until the mountain opens for crazy boarders. I’m getting rather excited!! Wanaka’s population is likely to double in the next couple of weeks!!
It’s really funny as they have a mock Christmas here!! My friends in the party house have their Christmas tree up, well it’s more like a branch from a tree that Melissa and Victoria found in the Forest! There’s a couple of cafe’s have Happy Christmas signs up and advertising Christmas dinners!! We’re having a Christmas Party this weekend and have organised secret santa’s!! The rule is it has to be found or made!!
I can’t remember if I’ve already mentioned previously just how dark it is here at night, I really need a head torch to be able to get home, I try to follow the line in the middle of the road but the amount of times I’ve walked into traffic cones or ditches is hilarious! It’s not too bad if the moons out but if it’s not and it’s cloudy you might as well walk with your eyes closed!! It’s also difficult if the stars are out as it’s so utterly stunning you walk looking up the way so you end up falling over or walking into things again haha!! I still love stepping out of the motel and walking into town, I’ll never ever get over the view!! When it’s a clear day words just can’t describe how stunning it is, you really have to see it to believe it!
Last night (Saturday) I headed to the party house, which were recovering from Friday and being boring, I drank my wine before heading down to party at Red Rock, my friend Alisha came and picked me up and I met up with some friends who I stayed in the hostel with. I also bumped into a few people I know, had a few games of pool and it was great to catch up with everyone. I had an absolute hoot, apparently you burn up calories by laughing, in that case I really should be a size 0 haha!! It really only is in New Zealand you can get away with wearing your sheepskin slippers out to a club!! No one cares, it’s just fantastic, no one judges anyone for any reason. Everyone smiles and is genuinely happy. It’s a tonic!! My friend dropped me off once we had had enough, I got in and SKYPED my parents.....ooops. Don’t do that when yer pished!! I also tried to get the fire going, burnt my hand from that. Tried to cook food and just made a mess and burnt everything haha!! Some things never change!
That’s about it for now, don’t really have any plans for the coming week, I may try and walk up Mt Iron every day to get my fitness up for Friday!! There’s no way I will last a whole day boarding!!
The next time I update my blog I should be bursting with excitement about boarding up at Cardrona!!
Catch ya’s soon!!
Lynners x
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