Well I guess it has been a while since I have written and that means stuff has been happening because I have not had time or internet to write on here. Well I did leave for Christchurch in the south island of New Zealand last Monday the 20th, and everything was going smooth went to wellington for the day ate dinner and slept in a backpackers lodge. Pretty nice place right close to the train station but I did not think my staying through very well. See my flight was to leave on the 21st the day after I got there so I would stay and then see the town the next day. Well the people that were staying in my bunk room decided it was a great idea to wake up at seven in the morning so I had almost 8 hours to kill in town. This was way to much time for me to kill seeing as I know nothing about Wellington. Well I set out for an early morning breakfast and then decided to take a walk around town. Its not that big of a place but I did not really want to get lost in town and not be able to catch my flight. Well I did get to the airport after my flight was delayed some due to some unknown reason but oh well.
I arrived down at the airport where I was picked up by my friend Gerard and he took me back to his place so I could get settled and have a pint or two. It was really nice to have a shower, bed and a few beers. I do know a few people in Christchurch so Dylan another friend from snowshoe showed up later and we all had dinner together along with Jack, Gerard's 3 year old son and Jamie his wife. It was nice and we got to watch a few ski movies and relax as well. At around 10 that evening as Dylan was getting ready to leave we were standing out front when it seemed the world started to just shake and move turns out it was my first earthquake and not to shabby of one either, 5.4 I would find out later. I didn't sleep at all that night because we had 14 aftershocks.
The next morning I was met by Cam from Atomic Ski, and he took me over to the company Brandx. They are the main importers and distributors of Atomic skis in NZ. There I met everyone who worked there and proceeded to check out the the new line and all of the new skis that Atomic had to offer. It was a great experience and I look forward to working with them this winter. I then went with the guys from Salomon and did the same. Both are great companies and I am stoked to start this winter.
More to come later on today after I eat some lunch......
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