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South Pacific - part II

Christchurch, Arthur's Pass, The glaciers, Milford Sound, Mount Cook, Abel Tasman National Park, Wellington, Tongariro National Park, Bay of Islands, Auckland

Hector Yague
2005-10-09 15:46:17

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In fact, his case and my own are quite similar: two dudes in their late 20s that were bored silly back at home and thus decided to fuck off outta there burning their bank accounts traveling around the world. We sure talked a lot about it, and about what would we be doing when we eventually touch down at home, sweet home, as we both will be miserably skint by the end of our respective trips. You know, finding a new job, new apartment, starting from scratch all over again and the rest of it. We both agreed that it's gonna be tough to get back up on our feet, at least in the short term, but we also agreed that non of us would trade this journey for all the financial stability in the world. I guess there are some things in life that you just got to do no matter the afterward consequences. Some decisions are better dictated from the heart rather than from the head, and this definitely qualifies as one of them. Fuck me! after all, if you can't do these sort of crazy shit when you're in your 20s, then what the fuck is the point of it all? Yup yup, screw all that, we'll deal with it when time comes. For the time being, we're enjoying a once-in-a-lifetime experience and nothing, nothing, will ever take that away from us.

Good luck Felix, it's been a pleasure meeting you.

So I had two days left in Auckland. Unfortunately I couldn't do much the first day because it piss-rained all day long, so I sat my butt at the guesthouse reading the entire 2004 collection of the Cosmopolitan magazine. New Zealand sure has some of the best landscapes around, but unfortunately the weather doesn't match. And, surprise, surprise... the second day rained most of the day too. But since it was my last day in New Zealand and probably my last chance to explore Auckland in God knows how many years, I grew some guts, puffed up my chest, put on my Dolce&Gabbana raincoat (yeah right) and proceeded to beat the town's pavement ...