Dunedin to Wanaka to Queenstown.

Lets face it, by reading the maps .. everything looks easy till you get there. Right after my makan, I drove again in a rental car to Lake Wanaka. I had high expectation after reading about the lake. Be prepared.

Cantik one cos I am sure that I could not affort this baby in Malaysia.

The mentioned small cabin and car... all ready to rock and roll.

A common lunch cos eating out is so very expensive in NZ. I survived on bread , veggies and tuna.

Tea time. This is a MUST HAVE . Real cream with boysenberries. Stopped at a small café and treated our poor souls . Out of this world. NZD 4 but worth every licking drop and shared.

Puzzling World in Wanaka from outside to jimat- jimat.

The sun is so hot but the mountains are beautiful. Wanaka is 55 km away from Queenstown . I was able to see the Mount Aspiring .Stayed in a BBH with a beautiful view of the lake.

You will declare... so cantik. I agreed but to drive up Crown Range peak was a tough challenge worst than  Genting a few million times.I was the driver yet I felt like throwing up along the winding roads. Crazy .... why? the GPS which I bought from Malaysia failed me. I paid 600 rmplus Nz maps but it went gila. I shd say it had jetlag.

The peak and now down the road to Queenstown.

Lake Wakatipu is no tipu and much bigger than Wanaka. Before reaching, stopped at Arrowtown. A must see if you are a Chinese. The history behind it will have tears rolling and the huts will touch your soul.

Arrowtown has a hidden Chinese history that made me so proud that they survived . This is a small hut or house for the early Chinese during the gold rush in West Coast.

 

Opps not toilet but store for food during the cold months for the early Chinese settlers.

Queenstown...

The town of jumping. No... not for me but some tried the Ledge Bungy and came out alive, one whole piece and smiling.
 I helped to watch and screamed.. I tried theSkyline Gondola( chicken).

See just a bit of ropes and launching off a 47m platform near the top of the Skyline Gondola. I am sure this person has the heart of a lion to jump and survived. I saluate this person.

A journey to the land of Hobbit & the lord of the ring

My New Boyfren....hehe

Baa....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Land of Hobbits.

 

 

Land of Hobbits

 

 

 

 

The journey

That is big and on the beach. It is found in Moeraki . This is Moeraki Boulders about 20km south of Oamaru. They have smooth skins. Funny, they are only found at a small stretch of the cold beach. It is worth a visit.

This is yummy but from Singapore. But visit a double fresh yummy cheese factory in Oamaru .

Creamy and fresh from factory. I know that the price is a killer but hmmmm.

DUNEDIN

Being Kiasu, I did some research on this city and found some refreshing things.
a)Pak N save

The cheapest one in New Zealand. So I went and buy buy .

The yummy Tim Tam( opps my diet) and instant noodles.Remember to bring your bag. If not 20 cents is required for one kecil kecil plastic bag. I was a bit smart, I took along my big Ikea bag.
b) Second secret: Dunedin has a row of second hand shop which I got for my stay there. Seriously worth visiting.

Cooking dinner in Dunedin Holiday Park. My first cooked meal .

How messy and only the beginning of the holiday. A small cabin for 3 for 50 NZD. Toilet?
A walking distance away so do not drink too much water at night.

Breakfast in Dunedin holiday Park and trust me... it was so really sejuk gila.

Mayhem

My heart churns with fear of leaving my comfy bed to sleep in a campervan in such lonely place. What if we meet monsters or strange people. Okay.. i have to say that watching too much of Criminal Minds really takut. So in defence... I had a two knives and two small scissors. Hope it will keep me safe.

Packing... oH.. i hate that trying to bring the whole house but only allowed 30 kg. How to fit 21 days of barang. My niece, Chyi said travel light. How light is light?
In my luggage, I have
a) rice cooker
b) hair dryer
c) electric kettle
d) hot plate
Baju and others belum kira. Now, you can confirmed by agreeing with me that i need the whole house. Haha....

No one in the right mind would do what I choose to do . I will blog more along my trip or after returning. Follow me.

Work = 190 days - 10 days

Now what is that? A simple child will ask me. I will say that is the total days that i worked in a year. The child will ask again: a year has 365 days but you only worked that little.
Maybe( deep in my heart),my new boss assumed that too. Oh yes, in my above equation I left out tons of work/activities that were carried out after school hours. Example: endless hours of meeting after school every Thursday. My lunch will be at 4pm. Saturday carrying out activities with my students like gardening and quizzes.

Our Explore race held by my girls but keep an eye on them.

Preparing paperwork with other teachers which consumed so much of time.

Our annual camp . Alyissa had to follow her mom along. I was in charge of the girls on a long

 weekend.

Behind us is the tent that the girls slept during the annual camp. They had a lonely friend that visited them : snake. I was so terrifed. Luckily... i brought along a bodyguard.  Ha...ha.....

In summary, my working days in a year is far far more than 180 days. The afternoon I had to stay back for meetings, going camp, marking papers at home and having extra class.

After Turkey...

Turkey will remind a beaur=tiful place to visit and i really hope to go again. The sweetest of the red cherries still linger in my heart. The toilets are way much much better compared to China.

I am in the midst of preparing for my next coming adventure minus all the luxury comfortable of tour. My daughter got me tickets to visit NZ by my own. So I had to look for a partner in crime. Bingo... got one who wants to remind extreme low profile.

I will be away for about 3 weeks driving car, campervan, plane(opps... i sit only) then campervan again. Remember i will spending many nights in a campervan. I cannot imagine after taking tours to China and Turkey.

     I had good meals in Turkey. Super yummy breakfast.

It looks blek but I tried and loved it. Tomato soup with cheese. Good on cold days. It really warm your soul.

We ( my sisters and I) were shopping in a mall(Istinye Park) in Turkey. There is a vendor selling veggies. I could not resist this big , juicy tomato. Yummy.

Life after beautiful Turkey

                                              My head with lots of wires to organize my dream holiday

As you all knew, I had a wonderful holiday with my sisters in Turkey. I loved the sweet cherries which  I ate so much and so mahal here in Malaysia. The taste still linger in my memories.

So wat next? I was over the moon when my daughter got me tickets to NZ. Yes, as I am writing this, my heart is worried to take up the challenge of going for more than 3 weeks. Gila lah me ni.

First, read read all the available books on Nz. So far, I have read 4 travel guide books from Lonely Planet to others.Read the map given to see the route to drive, I am driving a car, campervan, plane(opps... not flying but sitting) then back to campervan.

Hope when I am able to blog after my holiday .