Christchurch

So in about 6 hours I will be getting into a truck and driving for somewhere between 9 and 12 hours to get to Christchurch - which is on the more north-eastern side of the south island. One of my friends is driving up for a job and asked if I wanted to come along for the ride, coz it would be free and that way I can see a big portion of the country without having to pay anything for it.

This is rather exciting for me, because I get a chance to get out of Te Anau for a little while, and I can also go get a bit of travelling done and be able to say I've been to more than Te Anau and the closest set of "sounds" (Milford and Doubtful Sound).

So in total, I will be driving for roughly 24 hours, and staying in Christchurch for less than that. That's a little sad, but at least it's better than nothing, and I'll take what I can get at this point because I don't have the kind of money I would need to do any travelling. Plus I like road trips!

Please pray for travelling safety, as there *have* been a few locations with snow and ice problems lately and we're hoping to get the good weather all the way up and back.

I'll also get a chance to hang out with Holly, who is one of my host family's daughters. She's really neat - I've only met her once but we got along quite well while she was here. So hopefully I can get a little shopping done, and a little fast fooding (hard to find in these parts), and *really* hopefully get to the botanical gardens to check out some "Heavenly Creatures" sight seeing if it's at all possible. For those of you who don't know the story, and would like to know, leave a comment on here and I'll make sure I do a little copy and paste researching for you. It's a slightly morbid story but I am quite intrigued by it.

Okay well I should check out some info so I will catch you all around.