The realization has set it in.
We have just checked in and said goodbye to Amy.
This new Zealand trip is coming to a sudden end.....
It seems like last week that we all meet in atlanta air port and began this journey.
It has been an incredible trip. The places we have been too, the things we have all experienced for the first time, the friendships we have made and the activities we have all been able to do. We have done so much in the last 20 days!
Looking back on the trip some of our highlights have been, zorbing, learning how to snow board, skiing, Kyle front flipping on ski's, lugeing, seeing a kiwi in the wild and white water rafting!
Some things we are taking away with us from this trip are, the different lingo (phrases), helping out more with packing whilst on trips, different recipes and food idea's, being more aware of my belongings, leadership skills, looking and thinking before asking questions when I have already been given the information, speaking up and being confident when talking to people.
We had a great night at my mum's last night. She cooked us a nz roast dinner and then we packed our bags and then attempted to watch all of the lord of the rings. So with a few hours of sleep up our sleeves we find ourselves relaxing at our departure gate awaiting our first of 4 or 5 flights (depending on who's flying out of Atlanta)
There is a lot of book reading happening and soon to be some sleeping on the planes.
We look forward to being back state side but are all very sad to be leaving our Aotearoa, New Zealand!
Thanks for following along with our blogs! We look forward to being able to tell you all, all about our adventures! We might need a couple of hours sleep first :-)
Signing off.
Jaron Frost
NZ TRACS Trip Leader
Monday, July 19, 2010
Day 19 - Last full day in NZ.........
Every one reflecting in Kyle's goggles.
Leader of the day - Jody
Dinner at the Frost residence after a great day's skiing
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Day's 16, 17 and 18.
Day 16
Today we had a 'relax' day. We drove to queenstown and spent the day there. First we had a breakfast of spaghetti and beans on toast, followed by an hour long drive into queenstown. In queenstown we prepared lunch by the lake and then spent the remainder of the day walking around the town. In town there were lots of little shops and almost everybody bought something. When it started to get dark we ate dinner out then everyone went to the movies. After the movies were over we then drove back to wanaka were we are staying. All in all we had a chill day and took a break from skiing which we will resume tomorrow.
Leader of the day
Matthew Tschieder
Day 17
Today we had the choice of skiing and boarding from 1-9 or to go to Queenstown and then go night skiing. Some people went to Queenstown while the others went straight into skiing. We picked up pizza and ate it at the ski field. Night skiing was alot of fun and today was awesome. Oh and tell wolfman that Jack and Kyle said hey!
Leader of the day- KSky
Tonight will be our last night of five nights in southern Wanaka. It has been great staying in this area for the extended time. We have managed to score some FANASTIC weather. Three blue bird days whilst skiing and a picture perfect day to wonder around queenstown. We skied two different fields and are right now on out way back from night skiing. Everyone really improved on the slopes and had a great night shredding the with fluffy stuff.
As it is night 17 in nz it brings the end of our trip very near! We have a day of sightseeing and driving tomorrow and then our last full day in nz we will return to the slopes for one last adventure packed day at Mt Hutt.
I can tell you all, this is the quietest the van has been Over the entire trip. Some very tired teenagers and tired body's too. My 27year old man body is feeling the affects of three huge days on the ski fields over the last 4 days and a big tumble on the slopes tonight.
We also got to meet up with some great friends and ex camp counslours over the last five days. Gen Hilliard, Ben Craddock, Lauren Hawke, Stu Greg, Dave Felstead and Sam Palmer. We enjoyed there company and their personal touch on the area's we were in!
Look out for one more post from us/me before we jump on a plane on Monday. Until then, good night.
Jaron.
Day 18
Today was mainly a day for driving with a few activities along the way. We had about a six hour drive from Wanaka to Methven where we are staying the night. Along the way we stopped at "the wrinkly rams" for lunch and the world's longest milkshake, which ironically wasn't that long. We drove for a while longer until we came to Mayfield where we all kicked around the rugby ball and had some competitions. From there we finished driving to Methven where team Charlie cooked up a "pasta surprise" for dinner. After dinner, we all watched TV for a while. New Zealand has some pretty intense commercials. All you kiwis know what I mean.
Trip report #16. New Zealand TRACS 2010. Leader of the day: Jake Nichols. Over and out.
Today we had a 'relax' day. We drove to queenstown and spent the day there. First we had a breakfast of spaghetti and beans on toast, followed by an hour long drive into queenstown. In queenstown we prepared lunch by the lake and then spent the remainder of the day walking around the town. In town there were lots of little shops and almost everybody bought something. When it started to get dark we ate dinner out then everyone went to the movies. After the movies were over we then drove back to wanaka were we are staying. All in all we had a chill day and took a break from skiing which we will resume tomorrow.
Leader of the day
Matthew Tschieder
Day 17
Today we had the choice of skiing and boarding from 1-9 or to go to Queenstown and then go night skiing. Some people went to Queenstown while the others went straight into skiing. We picked up pizza and ate it at the ski field. Night skiing was alot of fun and today was awesome. Oh and tell wolfman that Jack and Kyle said hey!
Leader of the day- KSky
Tonight will be our last night of five nights in southern Wanaka. It has been great staying in this area for the extended time. We have managed to score some FANASTIC weather. Three blue bird days whilst skiing and a picture perfect day to wonder around queenstown. We skied two different fields and are right now on out way back from night skiing. Everyone really improved on the slopes and had a great night shredding the with fluffy stuff.
As it is night 17 in nz it brings the end of our trip very near! We have a day of sightseeing and driving tomorrow and then our last full day in nz we will return to the slopes for one last adventure packed day at Mt Hutt.
I can tell you all, this is the quietest the van has been Over the entire trip. Some very tired teenagers and tired body's too. My 27year old man body is feeling the affects of three huge days on the ski fields over the last 4 days and a big tumble on the slopes tonight.
We also got to meet up with some great friends and ex camp counslours over the last five days. Gen Hilliard, Ben Craddock, Lauren Hawke, Stu Greg, Dave Felstead and Sam Palmer. We enjoyed there company and their personal touch on the area's we were in!
Look out for one more post from us/me before we jump on a plane on Monday. Until then, good night.
Jaron.
Day 18
Today was mainly a day for driving with a few activities along the way. We had about a six hour drive from Wanaka to Methven where we are staying the night. Along the way we stopped at "the wrinkly rams" for lunch and the world's longest milkshake, which ironically wasn't that long. We drove for a while longer until we came to Mayfield where we all kicked around the rugby ball and had some competitions. From there we finished driving to Methven where team Charlie cooked up a "pasta surprise" for dinner. After dinner, we all watched TV for a while. New Zealand has some pretty intense commercials. All you kiwis know what I mean.
Trip report #16. New Zealand TRACS 2010. Leader of the day: Jake Nichols. Over and out.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Day 17
Today we had the choice of skiing and boarding from 1-9 or to go to Queenstown and then go night skiing. Some people went to Queenstown while the others went straight into skiing. We picked up pizza and ate it at the ski field. Night skiing was alot of fun and today was awesome. Oh and tell wolfman that Jack and Kyle said hey!
Leader of the day- KSky
Tonight will be our last night of five nights in southern Wanaka. It has been great staying in this area for the extended time. We have managed to score some FANTASTIC weather. Three blue bird days whilst skiing and a picture perfect day to wonder around queenstown. We skied two different fields and are right now on out way back from night skiing. Everyone really improved on the slopes and had a great night shredding the with fluffy stuff.
As it is night 17 in nz it brings the end of our trip very near! We have a day of sightseeing and driving tomorrow and then our last full day in nz we will return to the slopes for one last adventure packed day at Mt Hutt.
I can tell you all, this is the quietest the van has been Over the entire trip. Some very tired teenagers and tired body's too. My 27year old man body is feeling the affects of three huge days on the ski fields over the last 4 days and a big tumble on the slopes tonight.
We also got to meet up with some great friends and ex camp counselors over the last five days. Gen Hilliard, Ben Craddock, Lauren Hawke, Stu Greg, Dave Felstead and Sam Palmer. We enjoyed there company and their personal touch on the area's we were in!
Look out for one more post from us/me before we jump on a plane on Monday. Until then, good night!
Jau
Sent from my iPod touch
Day 16 will come tomorrow after I type it up......
Leader of the day- KSky
Tonight will be our last night of five nights in southern Wanaka. It has been great staying in this area for the extended time. We have managed to score some FANTASTIC weather. Three blue bird days whilst skiing and a picture perfect day to wonder around queenstown. We skied two different fields and are right now on out way back from night skiing. Everyone really improved on the slopes and had a great night shredding the with fluffy stuff.
As it is night 17 in nz it brings the end of our trip very near! We have a day of sightseeing and driving tomorrow and then our last full day in nz we will return to the slopes for one last adventure packed day at Mt Hutt.
I can tell you all, this is the quietest the van has been Over the entire trip. Some very tired teenagers and tired body's too. My 27year old man body is feeling the affects of three huge days on the ski fields over the last 4 days and a big tumble on the slopes tonight.
We also got to meet up with some great friends and ex camp counselors over the last five days. Gen Hilliard, Ben Craddock, Lauren Hawke, Stu Greg, Dave Felstead and Sam Palmer. We enjoyed there company and their personal touch on the area's we were in!
Look out for one more post from us/me before we jump on a plane on Monday. Until then, good night!
Jau
Sent from my iPod touch
Day 16 will come tomorrow after I type it up......
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Day 15
Morning view at Cardrona Ski Field
Today we all went skiing and snowboarding. It was our second time on the mountain and the weather wasn't as good as it was yesterday but we still all had an awesome time. On the mountain there was beautiful scenery. Three of us snowboarded and the rest skied. Also Kyle did a 720 off a ramp and it was amazing. Even though I had a bunch of hard falls, I still had a sweet day.
Bren
Kyle half way through his 720 (sorry about the flat light, it was rather overcast today but I thought the trick deserved and upload :-) )
The Team lined up over the back side of Cardrona
Watch out for those snow balls Amy!!!!
Hay from Amy, Had another amazing day skiing today. Weather was qutie chilly in the morning though it warmed up alot. Great to see so much improvement already from everyone skiing and boarding. Everyone is looking forward to a day in Queenstown tommorrow. Catch ya tomorrow Amz
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Day 14
view from the top of the ski fieldToday was our first ski day! When we woke up this morning we were a few minutes behind schedule but ended up leaving sooner than we planed. We arrived about an hour before the lift opened but just hung out. Once it opened it was so much fun!!!! We skied for about 2 1/2 or 3 hours and then ate lunch. After that we skied until 4:00! And then we all got back in the van and drove back home. All and all it was a awesome day!
Leader of the day
Nick
Leader of the day
Nick
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Today we had a sleep in, chill day. We woke up late and drove 4 hours or so to Wanaka with some epic views. It was overall an especially scenic drive. We drove past some massive mountains and incredible lakes. We arrived to Wanaka around 3:30 and went into the city to look around, eat, and rent ski gear. It was a pretty awesome day.
Leader if the day - Jack
Plan is to head up to cardrona ski field tomorrow. Hoping for a blue bird day with some great skiing! Looking forward to having a dinner guest rhinos also an ex ccb counselor and great friend , Gen Hillard.
Bring on the snow! We are all excited!
Jau
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