Much better!

The Banks Peninsula is strikingly beautiful! Green hills, a turquoise bay, cute little towns, and Newton’s Waterfall—ah, I’ve missed sights like this! (Even though I’ll admit Christchurch is growing on me. A bit. But that might just be the hostel, which is quite awesome.) The drive there was so windy and nausea-inducing, though. It’s the first time I’ve ever gotten car sick while being in the driver’s seat. 😁

Be that as it may, I enjoyed this place plenty! Especially capturing the little rainbow on my camera—it was only visible in the middle of the stream or from the other side. Believe you me, getting across was pretty slippery! With the camera attached to me, I wondered more than once whether the rocks I was putting my weight on were steady enough. Spoiler alert: most of them weren‘t. 😁

I wanted to explore more, but I had an important 4 p.m. appointment!Read more