Hello there! It's been a while I know. No excuses really. I think I just got lost in trying to find a little work, then working and not wanting to spend free time anywhere but outside. Now I'm here though. Where is here? Wanaka. Technically I should be working but mother nature still rules over here so I have a day off. A brief history of the past month or so since I last wrote:
After the glaciers we headed down to Queenstown where we moved into a house that our friend from the States, Kristen, was living. It worked out perfectly that they had a room available right when we needed a place to base ourselves out of for work. Don't get me wrong, I love living in the van, but I figured most employers would probably get sick of me after a week or so of no shower... You understand I'm sure. So yeah, Kirsten hooked it up. Her and her kiwi boyfriend Matt actually. Great people who were such a help to us. Shout out to them! Unbeknownst to us we arrived to Queenstown at a fairly crappy time to look for work. Most places were just beginning to layoff their summer season staff before a couple of months of slow business in preparation for the winter season. Luckily Kirsten was able to get us work as waiters at the vineyard she worked at. The place, Stoneridge, is a beautiful chalet type facility that is used for hosting weddings. We were there in support of that venture. Most of our time in Queenstown was spent playing with a few days of work/week scattered in. The pics from climbing and hiking are from this month of time...
From there the vineyard harvest season was beginning and we headed off to a small town called Cromwell in search of work. We landed a job with Carrick Wines which was a blessing in many ways. The people we work with and for are all amazing and the vineyard is in a great location. Free camping is nearby, it's quiet, and it's beautiful. For the last 2.5 weeks we've been there working more or less. On the weekends we've made it back to Queenstown to hangout with Kristen before she heads off for Australia and then NY. Last weekend we went to Christchurch for Jaron and Kay's going away party. It was a short weekend but it was jam packed with fun; a great surf session at Magnet Bay, climbing at Castle Hill, and one hell of a fun party which, once again, I'm still recovering from two days later. Jaron, next time no booze! We have to break that trend now before it's too late!!! It seems like everyone is going away, no? The key players... We will miss them for sure. Time will tell but I know we'll all cross paths again. They're just too good of people for life to forget. Safe travels friends.
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