Christchurch Airport

Arrived 12/2 at 1AM. Picked up by Air bnb Host Marc who drove us to his house nearby. He didn't lock the car, shut the gate or lock his front door. 'There's no need' he said!

In the morning he made us breakfast and presented me with vegemite. He had another jar as he didn't want to appear cheap by presenting a nearly finished jar. We had many kiwi vs aust jokes. Other people at his house were from China. We spoke with a young couple who were touring NZ and also curious about Australia. They had seen a video of a muscly kangaroo and wondered if they were all like that and if they were so violent. I told them about the house with the kangaroo on the roof - they loved it. They told us about a place in China (Chiang Du?) where the people eat anything - dogs, cats, even monkey brains from a live monkey. They were as grossed out as we were.
They told us different ways to say happy new year, which I cant remember. We had to go regretfully as the conversation was funny and interesting. Marc drove us back to the airport to collect our hire car.Read more