Inspiration

Tomorrow morning we are getting up bright and early for the first of hopefully several "tramps". Although I had both yesterday and all day today I, in true Tommy fashion, put off the update until the last minute. I even considered not writing one at all... probably out of laziness but I finally got the kick in the pants I needed. Well I suppose two kicks in the pants. The first was that Lauren, who knows everything about everything gave me a a crash course in blog features... and as a result I have added my reading list, other blogsites to distract those of you looking for a little more "umph" than you are finding on this page, and most excitingly... PICTURES!!! The second kick in the pants really came from shame. Devon and Ross, our two most recent co-travelers should get sponsored at blogging... like a big sponsorship from the awesome blog... uh, king... or whatever the equivalent may be. Anyway, they are not only good at updating consistently, but they add videos, pictures, AND catchy titles. Needless to say, by their standards, I don't actually have a blog at all - I have a webpage dedicated specifically to my own word vomit.

For these reasons, I have chosen/been shamed into updating.

Since leaving Christchurch we have been mosying our way through the south island. Our activities have consisted primarily of driving, hiking, setting up our campsites really fast, taking them down really slow, improving our pocket rocket culinary skills, and impromptu stops to go swimming, take pictures, or drink wine. I could get used to this. The current route we have taken has been:

Christchurch - Mt. Cook - Dunedin - Catlins Coast - Te Anau/Milford - Queenstown.

Tomorrow morning we are leaving for a 5 day tramp called the Rees-Dart Tramp. If you happen to have a New Zealand guidebook handy, take a gander in there. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until I get back.