Dunedin and Christchurch

So we Left invercargill at around 9:30am, a little later than the usual 8am boarding but Prince had to pick up some other people. So while we waited, summer and I got some delicious breakfast at the hostel. The drive to Dunedin wasn't very long but it was stretched out with a couple stops along the way; some hooker sea lions, a petrified forest (the oldest in the world) and some lunch, btu we got into Dunedin at around 5:30, too late for a cadbury tour so we just walked around the city. Dunedin (da-nee-din) is the seond largest city on the south island and the kind of city that i could live in. When Invergargill split off from the region known as Otago, Dunedin got all the gold that was found there. They put all this money into the cities cathedrals, universities, and other big buildings, the place is just beautiful. We got there a little late and it was raining so we couldnt see it in its daytime prime but there were tons of cafes (my style) and restraunts and theatres. It is a great city. The Place we were staying, called the Leviathon hotel was kind of creepy, not in a the walls are dirty way but in a The Shining kind of way. Summer and I explored the winding hallways and scary staricases all the while freaking eachother out more and more. We were a little burnt out from bar hopping in Queenstown (still) so we wdidnt feel like going out on the town so we stayed in and hung out. The next morning(today), bright and early once again, we hopped on the bus and began our looong drive to Christchurch, about 5 hours, it was a very sleepy bus, but we did stop to get breakfast at the beach which was home to the natual phenomena of spherical boulders, thats exactly what they are, crazy boulders washed up on the shore that are perfect spheres. We got to christchurch, the largest city on the south island at around 3 and hung out for a bit, explored teh city, which i liked a lot but is like any other city, reminds me a lot of boston with its old churches and houses and back streets and stuff. We got a $6 dinner which was excelent and then went to the bar in the hostel. Tomorrow our flight back to Auckland leaves at 3:30pm to get in at 4:30 at which time i have to write a paper before i leave again for the weekend. Its our friends 21st birthday and he is having a bash up north. Should be fun.
All in all this trip was amazing. I met wonderful people, made some great contacts all over the world, saw some of the most beautiful scenery i will probably ever see and hit every part of New Zealand that i wanted to.
Pictures will be up by early next week i promise, i took sooo many, so brace yourself, but i will separate them out into different albums. Talk to you all later, thanks for reading!