Counting the days...

How has a month gone since I left home?! I literally don’t understand where time goes!! The fact i’ve been in Queenstown over a week baffles me too…but within a week i’ve managed to bag a interview and a trial shift. I also looked at renting a room but unfortunately didn't quite make the cut, but everything happens for a reason because i’m now staying at a nicer place in while I look for something more permanent! 

A lot has changed in my mindset over the past week as well, my first few days I felt so down and was questioning every single choice I made about coming away. But I went for a run round the beautiful lakes and met up with Sam from Noosa and met the people he had met and just having people around makes such a difference…You don't realise how much you depend on people until you have no one! 

I know you have to give something new some time to settle but I felt like there was so much pressure to enjoy Qtown because so many people had said that it was amazing and their favourite place so I felt like it had to be amazing and it was me that was the problem not the place..

Qtown...

Touchdown in Qtown…after a very long(9hrs) but scenic bus drive from Christchurch to Queenstown/ The bus route took us via Lake Tekapo which was beautiful, just wish I could have stayed a bit longer…nevermind!! And then all along the west coast which was so beaut too, but what seemed like a lifetime I have finally arrived in Qtown.

Now to embark on my first day adventure and wander about and get a feel for the place. This morning I went for a wander and had a coffee by the lake and then decided to make the most of the sunshine and went for a run round the lake to Frankton which was just stunning!! Surprising just how much better a workout can make you feel…just what I needed! 

However, the girls in my room were off skiing today and it would if been amazingg conditions to ski but I got in too late to hire gear for today :( So will have to check out the rest of the weeks forecast to plan a trip! 

Possibly the worst thing about travelling alone is feeling lonely and wanting someone just to do things with, even if it is just wandering about! But give it time and i’m sure i’ll make some friends!! It’s Canada day today so hopefully i’ll get smashed and make some pals! 

Where does the time go...

Another week has flown by consisting of lots of procrastination over making any decisions whatsoever!! But I finally pulled my finger out and booked to go to Queenstown which was a lot harder than I had anticipated…It’s funny how quickly you can fall back into routine and comfort in a situation. But I think we all need a little shaking up every so often… So i’m heading south on Tuesday to go have some fun in Qtown. But this weekend we’re hitting the local slopes and getting our ski on!! 

Ivan and Dean had bought a new car (aka the spacko wagon) this week and wanted to test it out and a road trip to the ski fields sounded like a pretty good place to do so!! 

Unfortunately our day got cut short due to gale force winds closing the lifts, so had the morning pottering about and then the boys decided to hike up the mountain which I was NOT fit enough to do! I just went up about 50m and then skied back to the warm cafe! 

But because we had paid for a day of kit rental I thought we’d best make the most of the day and with the nursery slopes still open I thought it was the best opportunity to get Dean to teach me how to snowboard and I attempted to teach him how to ski…Well, fair to say i’m no natural! But Dean on the other hand, he was something else…made my day watching him try to ski…I was sat at the top of the slope watching him come up the button lift and somehow managed to fall flat backward off the lift…FUNNIEST THING EVERRRR! Can’t say he saw the humorous side to it! 

What could of been a crappy day turned out to be a really really great one, just shows it’s not the situation its what you make of it!!