greetings from the spring blooms of new zealand!
i got to the hotel at 1:30am from mcmurdo and ran errands all day today... just had a wonderful dinner of freshies and a classic sav blanc. getting ready for a long, hot bath and a full nights rest. all i can do is smile, it's been such a perfect transition from pole. our flight from pole to mcmurdo is typically 3 hours but the winds were favorable and it only took 2hrs and 20 mins! the food in mcmurdo was awesome and i was able to room with my friends tim and kelly who i spent he winter with. i was able to see so many great people while in mcmurdo and didn't feel rushed at all.
while we were on the C-17 from mcmurdo i got to meet he mission captain who flew the winter air drop for us and got to talk all about the experiences from the air and relay what is was like on the ground...i really have no words for how amazing this whole trip has been thusfar...
today there was a light sprinkling of rain and it just made everything smell that much fresher...
i will spend 1 more night in christchurch, i haven't been into the CBD yet, i know that will be difficult tomorrow...
i will take the train and ferry to wellington on thursday to hang with my host family that i found on a site called help-x and work in their garden and cook a few hours a day in a trade for lodging. i will then return to christchurch on tuesday and await mom and dads arrival on wednesday.
i will upload pictures of the journey soon.
take care,
karengrace
i got to the hotel at 1:30am from mcmurdo and ran errands all day today... just had a wonderful dinner of freshies and a classic sav blanc. getting ready for a long, hot bath and a full nights rest. all i can do is smile, it's been such a perfect transition from pole. our flight from pole to mcmurdo is typically 3 hours but the winds were favorable and it only took 2hrs and 20 mins! the food in mcmurdo was awesome and i was able to room with my friends tim and kelly who i spent he winter with. i was able to see so many great people while in mcmurdo and didn't feel rushed at all.
while we were on the C-17 from mcmurdo i got to meet he mission captain who flew the winter air drop for us and got to talk all about the experiences from the air and relay what is was like on the ground...i really have no words for how amazing this whole trip has been thusfar...
today there was a light sprinkling of rain and it just made everything smell that much fresher...
i will spend 1 more night in christchurch, i haven't been into the CBD yet, i know that will be difficult tomorrow...
i will take the train and ferry to wellington on thursday to hang with my host family that i found on a site called help-x and work in their garden and cook a few hours a day in a trade for lodging. i will then return to christchurch on tuesday and await mom and dads arrival on wednesday.
i will upload pictures of the journey soon.
take care,
karengrace
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