NEW ZEALAND April 2018
First day in New Zealand, Saturday April 7 I arrived to Queenstown Saturday at 9 AM after a long duration of travel that had begun Thursday at 5:30 PM in Boise, Idaho. Due to crossing the international date line, Friday just didn't happen. I caught the bus to Queenstown for $10 to the center of town. I had approximately a four block walk to Southern Laughter Backpacker Hostel, where I was able to store my bags in their locked room and request an early check in. Shoreline of Queenstown I then proceeded to town to explore. I had a fabulous brunch on the beachfront at The BathHouse , an eggs Benedict Florentine. Very tasty. Fairly expensive, a trend that I would later realize on this trip. I explored some more, especially now with some strong coffee, a Café Americano, in my system waking me and helping with acclimation to the 18 hour time change. I returned to the hostel after locating some souvenirs f...