“Alright buddy we’ll see ya, safe travels, and enjoy those views!” Kev said to me as he dropped me off at the bus station in Christchurch. We arrived in the city the previous night after concluding a 3 day mini-tour of the South Islands west coast and the much anticipated Arthur’s Pass National Park.
Having spent the past 4+ months on the road together, traveling from point A to point B meeting new friends in each town along the way, you get used to saying goodbye, but for the first time since mid November, Kev and I were heading in opposite directions. I was heading up the east coast to spend my final few days on the South Island with Max and Kelsea, a friend we met in Auckland way back when that had just arrived on the South Island. Kev however, is heading back through the Arthur’s Pass to take the rugged west coast back up north because, well, who wouldn’t want to see this again?
In a few days we will be reunited in Nelson once again to celebrate our last night on the South Island. Until then we will continue our adventures; exploring, site seeing, and experiencing everything this beautiful country has to offer. Keep growing, keep changing, keep on givin'er!
- Ovie