I'm actually in Christchurch awaiting my flight to Bangkok, not Whirinaki, but I liked this photo. Taken in the middle of a five hour hike through the rainforest, I look pretty happy here but I was really sick with that sinus infection at the time.Happy Easter! It's Easter Monday in New Zealand and hardly any shops are open. I went to Christchurch Cathedral last night for Easter Mass and listened to some gorgeous music. I also celebrated by eating five Cadbury creme eggs. Except they don't just have regular creme eggs here...they have caramel, peppermint, and regular creme. mmm. on a related note, I have gained 4 kilos in 2 months!! that's a lot! i'm just going to say it's all muscle because I have been shouldering a 10 kilo pack and hiking quite a bit for the last few weeks.
Tomorrow I fly to Bangkok and I'm staying in a *gasp* hotel! I can't say how thrilled I am to know that I'll actually be able to afford hotels in Asia, rather than 6 person dorm beds. I enjoy hanging out in hostels but as the world's lightest sleeper, I've been having trouble sleeping at night when at least one person out of six in the room snores. I'm looking forward to the food in Bangkok too, but I am quite anxious about the culture shock. We'll see how it goes....xoxo.
