Today we went into the main part of Queenstown again to do our last performance. Once again, we played in a lovely spot under a big shady tree on possibly the greenest grass I have ever seen. But then again all grass in New Zealand is the greenest grass I have ever seen! Heaps of people came to watch and I think they enjoyed our performance. I was a bit disgusted though because it seemed that the Buckingham Green, which was where we played, was the local hot spot for sunbaking. I didn’t realise but the South Island is directly underneath a huge hole in the ozone layer. So you get tanned pretty darn quick when you lay out in the sun. With all of those semi naked people just laying in the sun, I could just see the skin cancer forming on their skin. It was horrible!
Anyway, our last performance went very well. It was kind of sad to know that I would never play with this group of people again. And to realise that I only had a few days left with the grade twelves who I had become really good friends with since tour. But life goes on, and soon we were driving to the bottom of one of the hills in Queenstown so that we could catch the skyline gondola up to the top. The skyline gondola was like a chairlift which was enclosed. It sat four people and went up the h
ill, which by the way was pretty damn steep. It was pretty cool going up that high, and the view was amazing! We could see the whole lake, which was quite large and very blue. When we got to the top we had a pass to go on five rides of the luge. The luge is like a cross between gokart and a toboggan. It’s about 800m of track which is all downhill. The kart which you ride doesn’t have an engine, thus why the track has to be all downhill. All you are given is a brake, which controls how fast you go. And then you’re off! It was SO FUN! The track was quite tight and had a few sharp corners but it gave you such a thrill to be so low on the ground and to be going so fast! The guys had great fun doing heaps of races against each other but I wasn’t too much competition because I didn’t go so fast. But it wasn’t my fault, they could go much faster than me because they were so much heavier! But because I was so light, when I went down the short steep hills I got a bit of air, which was really fun!
Once that was done we went back to the accommodation. And unfortunately, my friends decided that my hair needed straightening. So they straightened it. And I must say, it looked h
orrible. I dislike my curly hair because it seriously never looks good, but straight hair is even worse! It really doesn’t suit me at all. Neville insisted on parading me around the place showing everyone my straight hair. I would have to say that about half of them said I looked better with curly hair and the other half said that I looked better with straight. But they all agreed that it was a close competition and that they liked my hair whatever it looked like. “Hmmmpphh” was all I had to say. I did like Max’s comment though, and his facial expression: (just imagine his face) “Seriously Steph, you’re hot! I’d say that you’d give pretty much every guy on this tour a boner with your straight hair.. Ok should not have said that! You can leave now, Steph!” Personally I don’t agree, but it still made me laugh!
Today was the first and only say that I wore shorts on the whole tour. It was quite hot in the afternoon (at least compared to what it had been!) so everyone had shorts on. One particular thing I liked about that afternoon was sitting with a whole group of people, guys and girls, who I had become pretty close with over the past few days. Someone had their ipod and was playing some pretty good music while we were all sitting on the grass with the sun going down. It was so peaceful to just listen to everyone’s conversations while the wind was gently blowing in our hair; I felt so relaxed and so happy. That was one of the best moments on tour.
After the usual good food for dinner, Isaac and I who had become pretty good friends the past few days went into the soundproof room to just have a chat. I didn’t realise it until we got out but we must have talked for a good two hours! It was actually really surprising to find how much we had in common. Just little things, but things that make a difference. It was good to finally talk to someone who was the same because even though I love my girls on tour, none of them are really quite the same as me. Maybe thats why I found myself more hanging out with the guys than the girls at times. So Isaac and I had a really good talk, a d&m if you want, and so pretty much from then on we where almost inseparable. At times I felt a bit guilty that I was spending so much more time with him than I was with my other friends, but it was good to be with him and we had so much to talk about. I dunno, its hard to describe but I suppose I love new and different things and Isaac was new and different so there was so much to learn about him that it kept me occupied for the rest of the tour. Lol, sounds sus I know but there wasn’t anything like that between us. Jess described us as an old married couple.. lol :P Both of us got a lot of shit from everyone, teasing that we were together but we dealt with it and it was all good :)
Anyway, our last performance went very well. It was kind of sad to know that I would never play with this group of people again. And to realise that I only had a few days left with the grade twelves who I had become really good friends with since tour. But life goes on, and soon we were driving to the bottom of one of the hills in Queenstown so that we could catch the skyline gondola up to the top. The skyline gondola was like a chairlift which was enclosed. It sat four people and went up the h
ill, which by the way was pretty damn steep. It was pretty cool going up that high, and the view was amazing! We could see the whole lake, which was quite large and very blue. When we got to the top we had a pass to go on five rides of the luge. The luge is like a cross between gokart and a toboggan. It’s about 800m of track which is all downhill. The kart which you ride doesn’t have an engine, thus why the track has to be all downhill. All you are given is a brake, which controls how fast you go. And then you’re off! It was SO FUN! The track was quite tight and had a few sharp corners but it gave you such a thrill to be so low on the ground and to be going so fast! The guys had great fun doing heaps of races against each other but I wasn’t too much competition because I didn’t go so fast. But it wasn’t my fault, they could go much faster than me because they were so much heavier! But because I was so light, when I went down the short steep hills I got a bit of air, which was really fun!Once that was done we went back to the accommodation. And unfortunately, my friends decided that my hair needed straightening. So they straightened it. And I must say, it looked h
orrible. I dislike my curly hair because it seriously never looks good, but straight hair is even worse! It really doesn’t suit me at all. Neville insisted on parading me around the place showing everyone my straight hair. I would have to say that about half of them said I looked better with curly hair and the other half said that I looked better with straight. But they all agreed that it was a close competition and that they liked my hair whatever it looked like. “Hmmmpphh” was all I had to say. I did like Max’s comment though, and his facial expression: (just imagine his face) “Seriously Steph, you’re hot! I’d say that you’d give pretty much every guy on this tour a boner with your straight hair.. Ok should not have said that! You can leave now, Steph!” Personally I don’t agree, but it still made me laugh!Today was the first and only say that I wore shorts on the whole tour. It was quite hot in the afternoon (at least compared to what it had been!) so everyone had shorts on. One particular thing I liked about that afternoon was sitting with a whole group of people, guys and girls, who I had become pretty close with over the past few days. Someone had their ipod and was playing some pretty good music while we were all sitting on the grass with the sun going down. It was so peaceful to just listen to everyone’s conversations while the wind was gently blowing in our hair; I felt so relaxed and so happy. That was one of the best moments on tour.
After the usual good food for dinner, Isaac and I who had become pretty good friends the past few days went into the soundproof room to just have a chat. I didn’t realise it until we got out but we must have talked for a good two hours! It was actually really surprising to find how much we had in common. Just little things, but things that make a difference. It was good to finally talk to someone who was the same because even though I love my girls on tour, none of them are really quite the same as me. Maybe thats why I found myself more hanging out with the guys than the girls at times. So Isaac and I had a really good talk, a d&m if you want, and so pretty much from then on we where almost inseparable. At times I felt a bit guilty that I was spending so much more time with him than I was with my other friends, but it was good to be with him and we had so much to talk about. I dunno, its hard to describe but I suppose I love new and different things and Isaac was new and different so there was so much to learn about him that it kept me occupied for the rest of the tour. Lol, sounds sus I know but there wasn’t anything like that between us. Jess described us as an old married couple.. lol :P Both of us got a lot of shit from everyone, teasing that we were together but we dealt with it and it was all good :)
:O I hope max was joking!!!
ReplyDeleteI'll teach them to hit on my wife *shakes fist*