a slow but lovely start

We arrived in Christchurch early on monday evening and headed into town on the shuttle we had booked. After settling into our quaint hostel in Christchurch and taking a long awaited shower, Alison and I wondered around town and found some dinner and then made our way back to the hostel to finally sleep. The next morning Alison’s family friend Karen picked us up and we made our way to her and her husband John’s lovely farmhouse outside of the town of Ashburton. On the way we made our way through Lincoln and saw a bit of the small town where I will be staying as well as made some other stops and did some sightseeing along the way. We stayed at Karen and John’s for two nights, hung out on their farm, went to see Sharplin falls,  learned some new words, meet some locals, tried some new food and caught up on sleep attempting to get over jet-lag. 

Emily, Alison and Karen (left to right) in front of Sharplin falls

on the farm: me and one of cocky’s feather (Karen and John’s peacock)