Queenstown

Hello all,
Happy Thanksgiving! :)
It's been a while since my last post and i'm sorry for that. Last week I started working again and that was great to be back on my feet. As you know I was thinning apricots and that job was not to fun...quite boring actually. The upside to this was that you were surrounded by the most beautiful green hills and mountains. Breathtaking...
Nolan and I made the decision to leave the fruit garden and continue our adventure. Queenstown, which is the party central of New Zealand was our next choice. We hitched here yesterday and it took us three rides...not bad. All of the rides that we got were great. All the people were very nice and love to pick up hitchers. It's a great way to meet people and talk about interesting things. The first ride we got was a couple in their mid 50's. The man's name was Mark but i'm sorry to say I don't remember the woman's name. Mark was very religious and we spoke a lot about God and our feelings on religion and the afterlife. I for one am not to religious, more spiritual if anything. Regardless Mark had some very interesting things to say about God and he told us that morning when he woke up he prayed and asked to pick up hitchers later that day on his travels. He was so happy because his prayer was answered and he just had wonderful energy and a great heart. It is fun to meet people with all different backgrounds and culture and compare yours to theirs...interesting and intriguing.
Today we went on a wonderful hike all around Queenstown and I took many pictures which I am in the process of uploading on line. We plan on staying here for the weekend and then heading up the West Coast of the South Island because we were told that it is one of the most beautiful parts of the country and that we shouldn't miss it...I'm very happy about that.
Until next time!
Cheers,
Jon :)