I'm a little behind with all that has happened lately, but I'll try to catch up. I was suppose to fly out on Thursday for the ice, but because of weather and mechanical issues, our flight was delayed 24hrs. At 9am I headed to the CDC with a bunch of others to collect our travel funds ($230) and plan for another day in Christchurch. There were 15 of us that decided that we would pitch in on a 2 rental vans and head 2hrs north to Hanmer Springs to enjoy the hot spring pools.
To keep a long story short, "Buckle Up." I know what you are thinking, and no we didn't drive on the wrong side of the road although that was the cause of the accident. About 1.5hrs outside of CHCH in the middle of nowhere, we crested a hill to find a little red car trying to pass an RV. Going 120kph our driver hit the brakes and pulled to the left (in NZ this was the "right" thing to do). We almost hit the red car head on. However, the poor guy in the truck behind us did not see everything going on until it was too late and an wham!
No one was seriously hurt (although Bree is still not working b/c of it) but a few of us have sore backs. We called the police but they never came. The other driver called them back wondering where they were and they just asked us to swap info and leave. We made our way to the hot springs and after a few beers and some hot water, I was feeling much better. Our deductible is $250 so 5 of us split the cost and will be reimbursed later when the other insurance company pays up. It was an exciting day, and the O'Brien family curse lives on.
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