So we left Queenstown and headed to Christchurch for two nights - A fun city with small town feel the whole town is situated around a gorgeous cathedral! They have a tram system, a central park and lots of unique/artsy stuff! We went to the art center where you can chat with artists and watch them at work in their studios and hung around the park and a few funky, trendy bars down some decorated alleys.
Then we headed to Kaikoura - awesome! It's the East Coast with snow-capped mountains pretty much running right up to the coast line. I went swimming with dolphins in the ocean and it was one of the neatest experiences! We take a boat out and all became dolphin spotters - in the end we swam with 3 different pods! One of the pods had a couple hundred dolphins - there were dorsal fins all over the surface plus they like to show off so they were jumping and doing flips and somersaults. Sometimes the dolphins would zip past you and other times they were curious and you could swim circles with them or dive down together - it was so neat to be with an animal in their complete natural habitat.
Now we are in Wellington! The country's capital! A funky place it has been a gorgeous sunny day and we enjoyed a festival in the park, the huge free museum and just got done from listening to Christmas carols in teh park - it didn't feel right to be listening to Christmas carols on a picnic blanket in jeans and a t-shirt! haha
Tomorrow we head to Taupo and I'm just about home - weird! And exciting! Talk (and see) you all soon!!
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Hello Kalsey!
I am so excited about your adventures and can not wait to see you and hear about them in person.
You have been very, very missed, and the holidays will be much brighter having you here!
We all look forward to seeing you!
Love,
Stacie, Mike, Connor and Anna
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