Wellington

Tahunanui beach in Nelson

Hey there people. It's been quite a while since I last made an update here so I reckoned it was about time!
Lots have happened since though. After those few days in Hokitika we got back on the bikes and went underway towards Nelson to celebrate christmas with our dear friends from Hamburg, who we used to nag out in Dunedin with. The ride to Nelson was amazing, with a whole bunch of picturesque little townships along the way. Since neither one of us had made any reservations for accomodation in Nelson we ended up staying at a Holiday park for almost a week. It was a pretty nice place, apart from the kitchen which was the worst equipped I've ever set my foot in. Nelson itself is a neat little city located by the Tasman bay. We spent a lot of time down at the beach there, feeling in love with life. When the germans rocked up at our campground on the 23rd we decided to meet up with them at their hostel the day after to spend the day drinking beers in the park, which we all did with joy. We completely forgot that the supermarkets were gonna be closed on the following day so we ended up eating instant noodles for christmas dinner. The people around us however felt sorry for us and we both ended up having full stomachs before we went to bed.

Punctures!

After a few more days in Nelson we decided it was about time to go on with the biking and make our way to Wellington for the new years celebrations. It didn't take more than a few kilometers down the road before I got a flat tyre, which we did solve in a few moments.. The rest of our two day journey to Picton was pretty rough with a couple of large hills, but the view over the beautiful sounds were a blessing which made it easier. We too realized how fit we have actually become during this trip, a 12km hill would have been devastating in the beginning, but now it's like "shooting fish in a barrel."

We got on the ferry early in the morning the following day, only to discover that the ferry itself was an old Danish Bornholm cruiser with all the signs still in Danish. It felt pretty awkward to be able to order Smørrebrød, vand and fadøl in the middle of the Cook strait. Even though the ferry was Danish it actually got us all the way to the Wellington Harbour!

We were staying at a hostel called Downtown backpackers, which used to be one of the fanciest hotels in New Zealand back in the days. Even the Queen of England was staying there once. It was now nothing near it's old glory, but atleast the company was superb! We celebrated New years with two awesome americans and Canadian Ryan whom we know from the wild times back in Queenstown, and a whole bunch of other people. We all decided to get a liter of Gin each and see who would manage to drink it first. I don't think anyone made it, but Johan and Ryan wasn't too far from the last drip.

Mr Richenback with a lot of gin!

Cool in France?

 The last days after new years eve have too been great. We've been doing a lot of sightseeing, only to discover that there is still so much left to do here. Bored is one thing we won't get here for sure!

Johan behaving in front of the Beehive!

We have officially moved in to an old 1900-century mansion in Newtown, which is about a twenty minute walk from the CBD. The place is awesome! We have 4 kitchens and some 7 bathrooms, an inflatable pool in the backyard and red carpets in every room, for only 160$ a week. It feels so good to have our own rooms for a change, without having to make 9 people company every night. I will take some photos and upload here for the next update. Our landlord is however one of the sketchiest people I've ever met. He could honestly be Jacko Jacksons twin brother, literally. He managed to pull the two dirtiest jokes I've ever heard in my whole life in less than a minute! Click the video link if you don't know who Jacko/our landlord is!

 

Peace out everyone! See you soon.