christoph's odyssey in new zealand

I travelled for 90 days around the country and I didn’t have any apartments back in Auckland. So, the only place which I considered to be my flat was the van. I spent by far the biggest part of the day in my van. Consequently, I had to find a name for it and it didn’t take me that long to find a suitable name for it! I named my van THE WHITE PEARL!!! You got it? If not, I’ll explain you why I chose this name.

Last semester, we used to watch a lot of movies on Sunday afternoons and evenings. One movie was called “Pirates of the Caribbean”. The main figure in the movie is Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp, and his sailing boat “The Black Pearl”. And The Black Pearl was the fastest sailing boat on the ocean. You got it?
You’re right, well done! I named my blog Captain Chrischi (and I’m a Captain as well, but I don’t have a sailing boat) months before I bought the van and as my van is white, it matches perfectly. The White Pearl is driven by Captain Chrischi and it's probably the slowest van on New Zealand’s roads. I guess that’s the reason why I haven’t got any speeding tickets during the last few months… ;-)