We left Tekapo on a beautiful, sunny afternoon. Spring had definitely made it's way to the South Island. It was bittersweet as we drove away, along the windy and dusty road, leaving behind the opal blue lake and snow capped mountains. It was going to be a long drive up to Picton where we were to catch the ferry the last morning.
Our last few days were quite slow, but fun as we enjoyed the remaining company of our fellow co-workers--some of who became good friends. We became quite close to one another, working so close 7 days a week. There were times when the Roundhill bubble became a bit too small and all you wanted to do was get away. But at the end of the day, I think we both enjoyed our time there and the friendships we made. As many of the people were international, it's always a nice feeling to know that you can go so many places in the world and that you will have a couch to crash on and a friend to catch up with. I definitely hope we will see many of them again. So to Lenka, Andrew, Natalie, Pete, Josef, Barbara, Johno, Joel, Thierry, Marius, and all the instructors--thanks for the good times! Hope to see you again.
And we couldn't have asked for nicer bosses and owners to work for--their ability to create camaraderie with the staff, to have genuine discussions, and their willingness to buy us drinks a the pub--very memorable and wonderful people. So cheers to Simon, Kylie, Caroline, Oscar, and Christian--who will have to come visit me in the good ole' Deep South someday!
I'll leave this post with some remaining photos of our fond memories from Roundhill:
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