The Looooong Trek Home Part 1: Christchurch
Yes....I dropped off my Timaru crew at the hall and said some weepy goodbyes before meeting up with the Christchurch lot at McDs to traverse north.
It's a weird feeling. I just never expected I would care so much for a group of new people in such a short space of time. And I guess the lack of sleep over Easter Camp didn't help, but I was relieved I only shed a few tears with the Timaru people. By the time I got to McDonalds however, one girl from Chch City went to give me a hug and it all flowed out before I had a chance to stop it. (I think it gave her a hang of a fright!)
But we eventually made it. I stayed Monday night at Sue and Si's in Christchurch, and got up early in the morning for my trip to Akaroa. Which kept getting postponed for various reasons and sadly I ended up postponing it until I have my next trip to the South Island. (The plus side was that we have done so many 1000s kms driving this week that probably those extra hours not being in the car kept my sanity!)
By Tuesday my tooth (the one the filling came out of last week) was aching and I was regularly taking panadol. And in the afternoon I went to drop home some Christchurch girls home, hit the curb, and proceeded to completely flatten my car tyre. Sigh. More money!
It was everything in me, in my tired, sore, grumpy self, to not cry and complain.
But, I figured, two days and I would be home.
The bonus was that we got to go and have dinner with Juanita and her family. Ahhhhh.... one of the best meals I had eaten in ages!
It's a weird feeling. I just never expected I would care so much for a group of new people in such a short space of time. And I guess the lack of sleep over Easter Camp didn't help, but I was relieved I only shed a few tears with the Timaru people. By the time I got to McDonalds however, one girl from Chch City went to give me a hug and it all flowed out before I had a chance to stop it. (I think it gave her a hang of a fright!)
But we eventually made it. I stayed Monday night at Sue and Si's in Christchurch, and got up early in the morning for my trip to Akaroa. Which kept getting postponed for various reasons and sadly I ended up postponing it until I have my next trip to the South Island. (The plus side was that we have done so many 1000s kms driving this week that probably those extra hours not being in the car kept my sanity!)
By Tuesday my tooth (the one the filling came out of last week) was aching and I was regularly taking panadol. And in the afternoon I went to drop home some Christchurch girls home, hit the curb, and proceeded to completely flatten my car tyre. Sigh. More money!
It was everything in me, in my tired, sore, grumpy self, to not cry and complain.
But, I figured, two days and I would be home.
The bonus was that we got to go and have dinner with Juanita and her family. Ahhhhh.... one of the best meals I had eaten in ages!
Above: SOMEONE (and it wasn't Si!) went to the Army to drop off the keys to their house ... before we moved out. Thus the door was locked when we got back. And we couldn't get in. Fortunately she has a good shoulder and Si could climb up to the open window.
Below: Monique helps Mummy clean the house. Or makes mess for Mummy to clean.
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