ALPS AND THERMAL SPAS
Day 7. Easy start. Welshmen blocked my way out for a while as they tried to empty various unpleasant substances from their van's waste tanks-quite funny as they had to resort to communicating in Welsh to complete the operation(must come from the rural and more nationalistic north)-a translation would have been priceless, judging by the frustrated gestures. Once more unto McDonalds to send my broker further advice on purchase of shares for my super fund in case the dire predictions of NZBC, based on overnight statements of possible doom from the IMF(La Garde hitting her straps) and the World Bank(former US Trade Commissioner and now bank President, Robert Zoellich), create quality blue chip buying opportunities(BHP, Wesfarmers etc).
Gorgeous sunny morning-I was very comfortable in a T shirt(bought a classy one in black with silver fern and the word's New Zealand-definitely no reference to All Black-just due deference to the country and the ANZ bank teller, although unable to transfer funds between Australian accounts was only too happy to let me use her more secure system than the wi-fi in Maccas, to move funds in case my broker buys today. Another example of the easy going helpful style here. Must come back and set up for a while to do a spot of writing. A rented apartment and a mountain bike would suffice for a month or so.The German wurst caravan is for sale-I wonder could a Mancunian/Melburnian pass as a Prussian-maybe in NZ??
Long drive to Henman springs across a snow-topped mountain range via Lewis pass, on the way to Christchurch. The photos tell the grandeur of that drive.
Very tired of driving on arrival(about equivalent of Melbourne-Adelaide + alpine roads) So, booked for 2 nights in a very well run campsite-will watch all Blacks v France Saturday night game in the less crowded atmosphere of a pub here than I could hope for in Christchurch-assuming any pubs with character survived the quake-and cruise down there on Sunday.
Checked out a Monteith's pub which served exceptional-rare-cannon of lamb with delectable veg and roast spuds(walked there despite knee locked up after so much sitting and driving.) Expect it will be pretty cool overnight at this altitude-will need my big doona(duvet)-Snow-capped peaks all around.Will try a hot pool spa tomorrow. My body feels the need.
Here comes Australia v USA on TV-will the wallabies redeem their Irish debacle? Sort of!!??
Good night.
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