We spent all day yesterday driving down the coast, stopping briefly at the Franz Joseph Glacier and doing a quick hike on a lake near Fox Glacier. Unlike most of the other places we've stopped, these towns were 100% tourist attractions and 0% residential.
We made it to Wanaka this morning, and while Daniel is off mountain biking I thought I would make a quick entry regarding the anti-American sentiment in this country. I guess it's not so much anti-American as it is disappointment that I'm not Canadian. They seem to love Canadians here for some reason.
Either way, the vast majority of the tourists in this country are German... not sure why but it's definitely the case. And we've come across several vans of German tourists blasting U2 at full volume. Fortunately for American tourists the Germans are drawing most of the negative attention. Here's a photo of the front page from yesterday's national paper:
Somebody caught this idiot in the act, took a picture, and sent it to the authorities and the newspaper. What an idiot.
Here's a photo of me trying to blend in with the Germans:
OK... I think that's it for now. We leave for Queenstown tonight, where we *might* go skydiving. Then onto Milford and Doubtful sounds. More coming next time I have internet access and some free time...
2 comments:
Queenstown was my favourite place in NZ. I loved the buildings.
(By the way, did you meet the Wizard for Christchurch?? I hope so)
So, I also wanted to tell you - try the Hokey Pokey toppo icecream. And I had dinner with a Kiwi girl tonight and she says the orange choc chip is the best thing.
Didn't you know Australians and NZ'ers are brought up to hate America? I was so shocked when I actually went to US and found out that there are amazing and nice people there. ;)
All the travelers here are German too. Of 10 couchsurfing requests I get, 9 are German. I think NZ-Aus the the current 'in' place for them.
Let me know if you need contacts for Melbourne.
dude, your german imitation is on point, however, you need to sculpt your facial hair a little more. Experimental goatee with chin-straps? Yes.
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