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i kinda have lost track of dates and days on this blog so it'll be simply places rather than dates, bt you'll catch the idea!
after the poo pub we left to go towards franz josef for two days, there were a few stops for walks and food etc on the way at the pancakes rocks and a few other places but the weather was generally gettin worse as we got closer. and it turned out that the skydive was cancelled for all three days-gutted! there wasnt too much to do round the hostel so we all jumped online and did washin etc on the first day and generally got ready for the walk tom. had a few beers in the bar but nowt special really. the next day was the glacial walk and its pretty hard to explain how good it was in words and especially without the pics too but it was amazing- an awesome walk and expereince and well worth the money. some of the views over the glacier and through the ice holes were wicked but i'll let you see them in a few weeks time. after the s***ty rain had soaked us thru and thru we had a relaxin time in the hottub and sauna before the meal at the bar and a few more beers.
wanaka- next stop was wanaka and we walked round the township but not a lot goin on really, went by the lake for a walk and round a few shops. we watched a few films before a nice chili (which i cooked :-) )and then the all blacks game, it was slightly better than the england game we stayed up for but i was pretty knackered so off to bed.
queenstown-party town of the south island and prob the whole country so guess what happened here- yes beer drinking, lake swimmin and skinny dippin- hurrah! the basical deal was that on our first day into qtown i did the kawarau brdige bungy jump twice (i did them all twice cos they were sooo much fun!) this was 47m high and the first commercial jump in nz, did a front dive and a back dive here. the next day was the Nevis jump (134m!) and there was the standard dive and then second was the bullet dive which basically involves fallin off the side with ur ahnds behind ur back! the jump was ace, so much fun and not as scary as i thought- mainly cos i didnt stand long enuff on the side to get scared! the next day was the canyon swing which was ok, butr after those jumps a bit tame but i can see why ppl like it its a 60mfree fall and then a giant swing across the kawarau gorge so kinda ogod but not as adrenaline rusjhing. a few days chillin out and then i went on the bottom bus round the southlands.
bottom bus-a great 7 day trip to get away from the kiwi bus and tourists! dunedin was the first stop, here for a night and time to see the locals, play rugby at uni and go round the speights brewery for an hr or so. went to an open mic night with the students and then ready for the bus the nxt day. towards curio bay and invercargill today with stops at the sealion colony, beaches and a lighthouse. a few hrs on the bus today with a stop like every hr or so so not too intense, and we finsihed the day with a trip to a petrified forest on the seafront and saw penguins!next stop was te anau and we decided to jump off the bus and stay for a few days-gettin to see doubtful sound too. first nite met the locals, had fun with them and got invited to a house party but with girls in tow and an early start we decided against it (maybe gettin wise in my old age!?!) the trip to doubtful side was arduous but when we got there it was spectacular really. the lakes across there was nice but big but the sound was beautiful it was tranquil so UNtouristy and we saw dolphins in the marina. the boat held 8 ppl and we went fishing, kayaking swimmin and generally had fun and relaxed for a night. we ate the fish we caught and had a beer in the dark whilst on our kayaks-heaven. we had enuff time for a round of golf the next day in te anau but it took longer than we expected so rather than a bike ride in the arvo we stayed in the hot tub andi went for a quick dip i the lake! the following bus caught us up so we went for a few beers and managed to piss off the locals and then the bar closed at 10...10!
milford sound- we had a pretty borin bus onthe way to milford but me and will livened things up with a flyin sheep and rugby ball! there were a few piccy stops before we got to the sound and then jumped on the big red boat for a 2hr tour. it was kinda similar to doubtful, but not as stunning and a lot more busy so we kinda chilled with our free tea and sunbathed all afternoon! on the way there actually we threw our diver in a glacial stream, and he then returmed the favour! we stayed a night in milford to enjoy the place a bit more so we went for a walk round the estuary in the afternoon before the sun went down and then in the eve we played some RISK for a few hrs (and i didnt win, tech i didnt lose either but curfew arose so it was bedtime!) the nest day there was a walk for a few hrs and then the bus back to qtown
qtown part II- basically it was night out, watch tv, bungy from the ledge (43m and a waist tied jump so i did a triple front flip first and then a backflip next), night out, tv, chronic 2day hangover and tryin tro get alive! the last day and a hlaf was rugby and booze, well coke one day and a few attempts to drink but it didnt really work! said bye to the american girls who have been with me really since auckland and then ready for the bus onto chch!
twizel and christchurch- there was a stop in twizel to see mt cook before i went to chch and it snowed there, so it was really pictrsque but cold! we played card games in the eve but generally it was a day to relax! got picked up by mangee (driver from north island) and headed to chch with a few piccy stops. time in chch was basically museums, walkin round the gardens and catchin up on emails and the internet. there were a few nights out and there was a rugby game too which was pretty cool! in fact last night there was rugby at 5pm and then a boozy night out followed by the football and england rugby game-hurrah! anyways gotta go cos there is a queue of ppl waitin and i've rattled on for a while, sorry for the s***ty blog but i realised i was nearly a month behind-oops!
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