Next Up; Queenstown, where I went rafting, hiking, camping and visited the great Milford Sound.. by cruize!

(rafting at the Shotover river)

(Milford Sound)

I was at lake Tekapo, lake Wakatipu and lake Te Anau.

(lake Wakatipu, Queenstown)

On my last days in NZ I was running out of money and I had to be creative and find cheap solutions for accommodation. So I put on my cowboy boots and went up to a farmer to ask if I could set up my tent on his land for a few nights.
No problem.
Nice to know; this piece of land was located right next to a graveyard.
Didn't bother me, I slept just fine. Just like my new neighbours.

My last two days in NZ I spent in rainy capital Wellington, to couchsurf with some locals.
On the very last day we visited the filmstudio's and production house WETA (the second largest visual effects company in the world, just after Pixar) of movie-director Peter Jackson, who produced Lord of the rings, Avatar, King Kong, Xena,.. and one of his latest projects our very own Belgian friend Tin Tin!
I even caught a glimps of the set were they are filming the 'The hobbit'
There are working over 3000 people on that movie.
It took almost eight(!) years to create the Lord of the rings trilogy.

(birthplace of Smeagol)

(behind me: the making of 'The Hobbit')

And it was mind blowing. What a fantastic last day!

After that we ate a KingKong-burger and then I hopped on my, in Quantas colors painted -Boeing 747, for a travel of in total thirty three hours(YAY!!), back home.
Wellington > Sydney > Bangkok > London > Brussels

(mmm King Kong burgers)

On the way home I couldn't wait to wrap my arms around my best friend, boyfriend & family at the airport.

Nice having something so precious to go home to.

I'm so lucky..