Thursday afternoon I took a bus to Queenstown where I met Kaleigh and Robyn that evening. After checking into our room at the hostel, we rented ski equipment and had a late dinner. I loved being back in Queenstown, but felt like it had changed a lot in a month and a half since I had last been there at the start of the ski season. Now, it is peak season and it was so crowded, the streets reminded me of Chatham in July!
On Friday morning we headed to Remarkables, a ski area about 20 min from Queenstown. Although the mountain only had 3 lifts, I still really enjoyed being back on the slopes, and this time with better snow conditions (although the flat light was really annoying!). I had a great time skiing with Kaleigh and Robyn, and our last run was the best. We hiked up a back part of the mountain, carrying our skis, to ski down a completely untouched area. By this point, however, the conditions were starting to get pretty bad, with a lot of snow coming down, making it really difficult to see where we were going, and this being New Zealand skiing, nothing was marked so that was a little scary. We decided to leave a little early because the conditions were getting a little slippery on the road, and we didn't have chains for the car. Also, Robyn left her camera in Wanaka, so we had a little detour to make before heading to Dunedin that night.
On Saturday I met up with Robyn and Kaleigh to walk around the main street in Dunedin, and then we took a tour of the Speights Brewery ("The Pride of the South"). Our tour guide was a great, funny old man, and he made the tour very enjoyable. Not only did the tour give me a greater appreciation for well crafted beer, but it also gave me a greater understanding of the pride that people here have in being from the south island. After tasting some delightful beer, we had dinner at a great thai place, and then played some pool at a sports bar.
I did not get the job at the tavern, which was really dissapointing. I am not giving up yet, and applied to three more places yesterday. I ran into a friend from Kiwi Experience yesterday on the street, and found out that she is living here as well. It was great to see a familiar face and find out that I know more people here. She informed me that her flatmate is looking to rent out another room in their place. Before seeing her, I was thinking about moving onto Wellington, but I may take her up on it. It would be nice to be able to stay here for a longer period of time.
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