Odds n ends

Drove from the West coast to Christchurch for our last couple of nights in "magicland".

Just to prove that New Zealand isn't perfect and so you don't feel too much like we're rubbing it in.......... There are a couple of things about here that suck - Sand flys - merciless little carnivores, that find you if standing still for more than 3.5 minutes. Probably why everyone does stuff on a constant basis here. That's about it. Oh yeah, they have most of their sinks without merged hot/cold faucets. Total bummmer........:) One last thing: 2 lane bridges are not invented yet, making every drive a game of "cat n mouse adrenaline challenge". They must have some reason for doing this, but we haven't figured it out yet.

Traveler tips:

1) when stopping to heckle the sheep and take their picture, do not, I mean do not! touch the electric fence

2) when you can get a nice rack, you should always order a nice rack! Of lamb......

3) cows pose for pictures, sheep run scared..not sure what that means

4) raft guides are not afraid to try to kill you for a good picture. This last one shows that Josh knew exactly what he was doing when we went exploding through the rapid shown in the photos below.