New Zealand Last few days

We have had the privilege of spending our last days in NZ at our friends Ross and Alice's. They were kind enough to open up there home to us and even take some time out of there schedule to show us around a bit. We spent a few days touring around Christchurch and surrounding area. A and I went out and wandered around downtown a few days, took in some scenery, window shopped, and watched some street performers in the city center square. We rented a car few days to see out farther than walking distance.

After doing a bit of research we found out where we could rent a crash pad and headed out to the amazing Castle Hill, outdoor bouldering mecca. About 1 hour drive out of Christchurch we spent a good 5 hours out here hiking around, trying and mostly failing at these amazing bouldering problems, a lot different feel to the rock than what we are used to at around home.

Next few days feeling sore from climbing we did lots of hanging out, relaxing, and milling around not doing much, we checked out an art exhibit at the art center, we went to the biggest outdoor concert in New Zealand history for the earthquake relief fund raiser.

We have had a good time in NZ but we are ready to move on, Tomorrow afternoon we fly into Australia, we booked our first 2 nights in a hostel, and we booked a car for a few weeks to travel between Adelaide and Sydney via the great ocean road.

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