The South Island is sweet as

Hello all my friends and family! I've just arrived in the Canterbury Plains outside of Christchurch and It seems that I've just been having so much fun that I've neglected to write. So after my amazing Christmas in Blenheim I made my way out to Takaka for some climbing at Payne's Ford. On the way over the epic 15 Km Takaka hill I stopped in for the Cannon Downs New Years Festival for three days of music and fun. Takaka is a wonderful place to be in New Zealand and I somehow found myself staying for eleven or so days, not really sure how long it was. Later I made my way out to the west coast and some awesome coastline. Then Arthur's pass presented the hardest climb that I've encountered thus far. I labored for almost two hours to stand on the top of the pass triumphant! Castle hill was a nice place to play too..! Love you all
enjoy the photos.Top of the 15 Km hill. Ah that feels gooood!Just hanging out above Takaka Valley.River kayaking near Punakaiki on the west coast. I was the only one on the river that morning.

This is one of my greatest moments. I'm so happy to be on top of this pass that everyone said I was crazy to cycle up.This is the Magical Castle Hill as you can see.