After doing my climb around Mt Cook, I headed make down for a nice hot bowl of soup and some beer. I found a place to stay in a Backpacker, which is a Australian/New Zealand version of a hostel. Then I headed to visit some friends that live in Mt Cook village. My one friend brews his own beer, so I gained tips while we did a New Zealand beer taste test. I came back to their place for breakfast. The one friend is a pastry chef! mmm very good breakfast.
Well, then it was time to head out of Mt Cook, as the area started to look like a winter wonderland... and they do close Mt Cook Village road on a regular basis. So, I headed back to Christchurch and had some beers with another friend. What can I say, I like NZ beer. I headed outside, after waking up at 2:30 am to catch my cab to the airport. I had the opportunity to sight-see at the airport until 10:30 am.
It was time for another night in Christchurch. I spent a good portion of the day trying to catch up on sleep. Then, I headed out to go get more beer. One that I really enjoyed is 8 Wired Batch 18. Imperial Stouts are delicious. This particular was 12.5% alcohol. I was drunk before I finished the bottle. However, 8 Wired does a great job of brewing and this was the best 12.5% beer that I have ever had. Anyhow, I consumed a few more and had a little party. Luckily I managed to get out of Christchurch on the following day. No more mountains :( However, I did find a bottle shop in Melbourne that has Batch 18!!! I am the winner.
After doing my climb around Mt Cook, I headed make down for a nice hot bowl of soup and some beer. I found a place to stay in a Backpacker, which is a Australian/New Zealand version of a hostel. Then I headed to visit some friends that live in Mt Cook village. My one friend brews his own beer, so I gained tips while we did a New Zealand beer taste test. I came back to their place for breakfast. The one friend is a pastry chef! mmm very good breakfast. 
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