I have made my way up the east coast and arrived in Christchurch yesterday. On the way I passed the university town of Dunedin, where I spent a couple of days. Amazing town, completely dominated by the university and student, which gives the city a unique progressive drive. I visited the Cadburry chocolate factory (wasn't overly impressed) and managed to get kicked out of a vegan restaurant with a couple of friends. Well, never mind. Oh, and I visited the worlds steepest road. To steep to skate. Waaaaaay to step to skate, holy cow!
The journey from Dunedin to Christchurch was fun itself, got a lift by a meat worker booze cruise, fun bunch, but that must have been the slowest lift I ever had. We stopped at each and every pub on the way! I had to spend an extra night in Omaru, but that was alright, as it gave me the opportunity to go and watch the blue penguins in the evening.
Christchurch then is weird. The earthquake is still very present, in both the city and the people. But they seem to make the best out of it, seldom have I visited a city with so much small amazing things to discover. The Christchurchonians have filled the gaps in their city with art installations, street art and make shift buildings. But I will only spend two days here, as I have decided that it is time for me to start my way home.
Surprise surprise! Yes, you have read right. I will fly back to Europe soon, Belgium to be precise, from where I will make my way to Denmark where I will visit some friends. And in May I will be back in Switzerland.
I never knew when this journey would end, I always thought that I would run out of money at one point and would have to return home before I reached the point of satisfaction. I am glad that it is the other way round now, I have reached a point where I felt that I had travelled long enough for now, and that I would rather want to go home and do something else. I missed home! And now I still have some funds left that will give me a head start at home.
Although I have not skated as far as I had in mind when I set off on this journey, I have skated as much as was reasonably possible without turning a fun journey into a self destructing race against my own will. And over three thousand kilometers on the board is not nothing as well. I have seen so much, had so many experiences, it is hard to write down the feeling I get when thinking back of this journey. I am glad I did it and can't wait to tell you guys at home all the stories.
Cheers
And see you soon!
