Looking for a photo log instead? Dec 27th: After finally enduring our last flight leg of the day, we catch the shuttle into town and check in at ...
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Looking for a photo log instead? Dec 27th: After finally enduring our last flight leg of the day, we catch the shuttle into town and check in at Backpacker's Downtown Lodge (what a dump). That's what we get for booking a hostel online. Ah well...the Internet and breakfast are free and the whole point of a vacation is to avoid spending time in the room anyway, right? We begin exploring the town, drawn inexorably toward the harbor. The views across Lake Wakatipu are spectacular...but the wind blowing in off the water is chilly. Luckily, we packed for cooler weather. Dinner is at Wai Restaurant a...
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I was so excided about this trip. My dad dropped me off at the San Francisco International airport and I was off on the biggest vacation of my life. I ...
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I was so excided about this trip. My dad dropped me off at the San Francisco International airport and I was off on the biggest vacation of my life. I got some Australian currency and then when off to have dinner. I was surprised at the lack of good food at the international terminal at San Francisco International. I had heard that they had added a lot of hi-end restaurants but I didn’t see any. I had a pizza and a Corona beer and watched the 49er game. I then listened to Nirvana on my Ipod until Karen arrived. I was rocking out to the Nirvana album Nevermind like I was a college student. It f...
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