Searching for Matt Kahle

We finally found each other after a few days of me not being where I was supposed to be. I thought I would be in Christchurch, but the opportunity to climb Golden Bay was too much to pass up. I ran into Ron, Ginger, and Daan who I met at Bryce's. I picked up a couple of strays, Michael (Germany) and Colinda (Holland) and climbed for three days straight leading all but one route, which Ron lead. It was somewhere in the 5.11a/b range.
We climbed in the rain on Sunday. The spot was called the sea cliff and had a buch of overhanging rock that protected most of the routes. The rock around here dries incredibly fast so later in the afternoon we were able to do a few routes on the once wet walls.
Saturday and Monday were perfect days. Sunny and somewhat cool unless the route was in the sun. I got nback to Nelson last night and tried to find Matt but was unsuccessful. I got up somewhat early this morning and caught him just minutes before he could get on a bus to Christchurch. Hmmm...kind of similar to when Josh caught me before drunken Viet got on a bus back to NY after a show. :-)
We are now in Hanmer and had a nice dip in the springs. Sulfer, thermal, heated fresh, we hit them all. THe drive out here was one of the prettiest drives I've taken here. WIde vistas of snow capped mountains were the highlight. We drove by areas that looked like Rohan from LOTR. A lot of stuff here has reminded me of the movies. I hope Edoras is still up.
I think we're going to try to swim with dolphins tomorrow. THen more rock climbing in Arthurs Pass or bouldering in Castle Hill. I'm told it's one of the ten best places in the world for bouldering.