The last couple days...

Hello! I will fill you in once again...

It has been a pretty low-key last couple of days. On Thursday we had class for awhile in the morning and then we had to do a scavenger hunt project for one of our classes finding info and photographing cites around the city of Christchurch. It was interesting and very pretty. When we got back to the YMCA we had a bit more class and then we all went out to a delicious greek restaurant as a group. After that we went to a karaoke bar together. It was a little crazy. On friday a few people were feeling pretty sick. We had to load up and check out of the YMCA fairly early and then we had breakfast, took naps, and explored the city a bit more. Nothing too exciting. After buying groceries in the afternoon, we headed to an eco-lodge in the middle of the Peel Forest. It was very different but cool. Everything was run by solar panels and whenever you used the toilet you had to cover it in saw dust. Quite a different experience. Also being out so far in the woods was a bit creepy, we could here possums and other strange animals at night. On Saturday we got up very early to go white water kayaking. It was very cold and rainy but we were told we would be going anyway. I was not too excited. We had a training course on the water in the morning and the water was FREEZING. We all wore thermals under our wet suits and I ended up falling in twice. We had a quick lunch and then we got to start on the rapids. It was amazing!!!! I absolutely loved it. It was a bit scary at times and I did fall out more than once hitting quite a few large rocks which is quite painful ;) But it was worth it. I'm not sure why I enjoyed it so much but as the day progressed, the rain stopped and we warmed up because we were constantly moving. It was great! When we all got back to our lodge we had a barbeque and invited our kayaking guides to join us. After eating we played charades and cards. The night turned out to be quite fun. Today we left the eco lodge and drove further south to Mt. Cook. The scenery is unbelievable! Its quite hot and very windy today so our glacier tour was posponed until tomorrow as long as the wind dies down. We also have some pretty intense hikes coming up these next few days. There are mountains everywhere. Its just so unreal.

Well I hope everything is going great! Hopefully talk to you soon. Love you very much!

I miss you!

love, Kate