It is really too bad I can't upload any photos until I get home. We are now in Queenstown for the last stop of our journey and plan on spending 2 very lazy days here. We are both starting to feel a bit weary mentally of all the travel - constantly on the go and taking in all our surroundings.
This place is a ski resort area and definitely feels like it. It is cute but full of trendy little shops and bars and foreigners. We still managed to run into a local last night to watch the match and it was great to get some info on some of the more obscure details of the game.
Stupid NBC is the owner of broadcast rights in the US and of course is doing a horrid job. Very few games wil be shown and the rest are all PPV. Stooopid!!! We will have to figure something out when we return.
Some final notes on New Zealand: very little smoking, not much hard alcohol drinking, food is expensive (it all is really), people are super nice and laid back, not having to tip is super fantastic, the beer is awesome and not Portland hoppy, public toilets are clean, and every city has a huge park with a rose garden.
Cheers!
P.S.
I forgot to mention the chips (french fries). They are everywhere! We had to make an effort to avoid them at least a couple of days, but definitely ended up eating them almost everyday.
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