First glances of Lincoln and Christchurch

Feb 13^th – Song of the South <3

After a quick goodbye to Ms. Carolyn at the New Plymouth airport, Shelby and I entered one of the smallest airports I’ve ever seen!  It was pretty awesome though, because unlike large commercial planes, we walked up the steps of the plane to get on board; it was like having a personal jet!  Once in the air, we were also able to see the summit of Mt. Taranaki rise up through the clouds as if it needed to wave us goodbye as we left what had been our home for the past few days.

The other super cool thing about this flight was we were actually located UNDER the wing so as the plane landed in Wellington (the capital of New Zealand), we got to watch the wheels touchdown on the landing strip…. And it was quite impressive!  P.s. I was super excited that the wheels didn’t pop on the landing!

From Wellington, we flew on to Christchurch, leaving the capital without ever exiting the airport.  Under an hour later, we arrived at our destination on the south island where we were met by a wonderfully kind man who took us to Lincoln Uni . (Uni is short for University)  Once there, we were shown our rooms for the semester and then fed in the Cafeteria. 

The rest of the evening, I spent trying to organize my room before deciding to read myself to sleep.  I picked up one of the books Carolyn Aish had given me during our stay and needless to say, several hours later, I was still reading it.  If you get a chance, I would highly suggest reading “A Chosen Love” by Carolyn Ann Aish.  It’s a great story set in medieval times and will keep you reading all night long even if you know you need to sleep.  Click here for more information.

So yes, I made it to Lincoln! :)

Feb 14^th – Christchurch Cathedral

While I did wake up at 6 today, the comfort of the duvet we were supplied with kept me in bed several hours longer than I had expected.  After packing up for the day, Shelby and I made our plans to spend the rest of the week in Queenstown, the Adventure Capital of New Zealand.   (We will leave the morning of the 15^th and return to Christchurch on the 19^th if plans don’t change, so please don’t worry when there are no new posts for a few days.)

We also decided to try our luck at traveling to Christchurch, the nearest large city to our college in Lincoln.  As you can see from this picture, Christchurch was full of beauty.  On this particular day, they were having the Flower Festival at the Christchurch Cathedral.

While the beauty of the Church is outstanding, the flowers that lined the sides and covered the aisle down the center of the cathedral added to its majestic appeal.  They also had groups singing within the Cathedral that sounded absolutely beautiful as the vibrations resonated within the walls of this masterpiece.     It was well worth the $5 NZD that we paid to tour this church.

We did have to return home however to prepare for our epic adventure to Queenstown tomorrow morning.  Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we continue to explore this beautiful area and meet people from around the world.

As always, I am sending my love to you; happy valentine’s day!