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arrived in New Zealand after a very long direct flight from LA, of course i had the middle seat sandwiched between two big people for 15 hrs. man, i have never been
happier to get off of a plane. going through NZ immigration took a while cause i had to wait for the bike to arrive at baggage claim then they wanted to check my tent for soil. as a result i missed my connecting domestic flight to Christchurch but was able to get on one a couple hours later.
getting out of the Christchurch airport i was pleased to see an established bicycle
assembly area complete with racks. so i took my time getting the bike together and consolidating everything and took off down the road towards downtown Christchurch. it was a nice and pleasant Sunday afternoon but was starting to feel a bit tired at this point so i went to the library, did some email, got a beer and lunch at a pub across the street and then proceeded to a hostel down the road.
i had a great nights sleep and woke up very early. was thinking that i would spend another night in Christchurch but i took care of the things i needed to do and rolled out of town at around 1pm. it is going to take some time getting used to the NZ roads, there is not a lot of shoulder, cars don'tgive much room when passing, driving on the left side...
after all the planing and hard to work to prepare for this trip it feels good to have finally arrived and be on the road moving into the unknown.
i have been on the road for three days already and having a great time, the scenery is mind blowing and the weather has been perfect.
the journey continues with love and appreciation...
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