It is amazingly amazing as to what mother nature can provide, show, destroy and display.
I was very lucky and also unlucky to witness natures raw untouched beauty and her absolute fury. Beggining with her beauty; we departed the North Island on a late Flight on my birthday 11 Feb to Christchurch. I was met at the airpirt by my uncle wich i hadn't seen since my later fathers funeral. It was very pleasant being able to catch up with him again. He's house WAS up on the hill in Sumner 5km 4km from Christchurch. #
After Spending a couple days there we took a bus further south to go stay at my very good mate Brad Dennison, that brother is a guru when it comes to the waves and knowledge of his local town Timaru. He hooked us up with a sweet car and I took the long road to Queenstown wich is the gateway The milford Sounds.
Milford Sound has to be one of the most beautiful and dramatic untouched lanscapes I had ever seen. Massive glasiers, ice capped mountians huge waterfalls. It leaves you speechless. New Zealand has some of the best nature conservation programs in the world in my personal opinion.
After spending a couple of days out in Milford and Queenstown we headed back to Timaru, Brad waited in anticipation for me to arrive and took me for a surf at this very fun right handed wadge, I was surfing inbetween massive floating logs and tree roots...
22 February 2 12:54pm the 6.3 magnatite quake struck Christchurch. The house was violently shaking, at first you do not know what is happening, it feels as if you are standing on a small boat on choppy water. Christchurch is in a state of disbelieve, shock and horror. Natures fury has struck. Luckily we got away unscaved. Many others didn't.
The House where I was staying at with my uncle is completely demolished, it collapsed with the pure for of the quake, luckily he came out of it all alive.
Now I am in Nelson, a town on the Northern point of the south island, I am leaving for the Cook Islands in 5 days and the excitment within me cannot be contained anymore. Surf, Surf,Snorkel,Surf. that should some it up.
Ill send you visual stimualtion, you supply the imagination.
Captian Planet signing out till next time kids!
