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Hello people!!!!!! ok, so the blog has been difficult to keep up with... but here is what else we have been up to in NZ (which is almost over :-( )
Ok sooooooooo Hot water beach was pretty cool. Didnt have much time other than to dig a hole and sit in it.... yup that is actually what you do!! but to the point where the water is that flipping hot... you kinda burn ya bum!!! but hey ho!!! That is all that we really had time for there to be honest!!!
Next step was Waitimo... here I went on a caving trip though unfortunately vic wasnt well enough to do it...... A weeeee trip of jumping off waterfalls backwards on rubber rings, seeing glow worms, getting a foot massage whilst making our way through the caves, and generally having a good giggle. I was with some people who didnt understand englaish so i had little choice but to make conversation with the glow worms :-D
Next stop was Rotouroua,.... or as Vic likes to call it 'smelly town' it LITERALLY stinks of rotten eggs and farts!!! urgh not so nice!!! but we had a good mooch around and a visit to the lake. THe eveining we went to a Mauri village and saw some of the locals and had a massive feast. Got introduced to some of the local games so some of the photos mght make a little more sense now! :) Actually learnt how to do some of the Haka.... but now, i cant remember it other than to make a hell of a noise!!!
It was time to visit the geothermal pools and geysers next. again smelly but actually pretty cool. We were given boiled eggs that had been cooked in one of the pools (and prob the best bit of this trip hahahaha) Got to see a kiwi bird (though not allowed to take pics... hence the stuffed ones!!) It was then time to get back on the friggin big green bus again :-S
Next stop.. Taupo! it was time to pretty much eat and drionk a couple of days away!!! Enjpyed some sunbathing by the lake and then it was time to party!! Vic visited the hot springs with Katie whilst I had a wee nap.... this travelling malarky is hard work!! :D
We then leave the best bus EVER to stay a night in the national park. On route we stop off at a waterfall Tawhai Falls where some of lord of the rings was filmed.... summit to do with gollum but i dont watch ity so im not too sure!!! Finnaly arrived at National park and took a walk to Taranki lookout..... an hours walk where once there, you could actually not see a thing due to a bush being in the way!!! really helpful!! haha
Possibly one of the best places so far thjough has been RIver Valley... just as it sounds a River, a Valley and not much else!! !PERFECT!!!! This is where we had changed buses and got put on with GP (nicknamed grumpy p****... he certainly lived up to this!!!) The dorms here were weird... literally 20 beds, but all in a row... it looked a bit like a childrens home!! but was pretty cool to stay somehwere a bit different!!! The river was acyually freezing!!! me and vic were the only ones man enough to get in it to begin with!!! but it was nice and refreshing!!! then our treat was a bbq (until vic got told off for taking more food hahaha) This was preperation for whitewater rafting the next day!!!
I have actually never papped myslef soooooo much!!! seeing as im not the greatest fan out water... or rapids... or just generally deathly sports, i was in need of my pjs and a cuppa by the end of it!!! :) but actually one of the best things we have done on the trip so far!!! many innuendos that came out along the way and the instructor was pretty much abused me most of the way round our 3 hour trip! photos are on their way!!! At some stage of this trip, i managed to headbutt vic and almopst giovr her a black eye (friendship for you!) and Vic got to learn her left and her right!! Well i say she learnt.... we had to refer to 'vicky on a sophie or sophie on a vicky'
Right so from here it was time for Wellignton!!! we finally caught up with the original bus again!!! The first day there we arrived at 7pm so iot was a quick bite to eat and an early night!!! we managed to get a good day shopping and visiting the parliamant buildings. Walked to try and find the gondola to the botanic gardens but ended up walking around in circles! but we had actually arrived at the gardens... we just didnt realise!!! (yes i guess you are all wondering how we are managing to get around the world!!! haha me too some days!!)
A cheeky night out and an all nighter... we were ready for the ferry to the south island! There is something about ferrys and hangovers that dont quite go very well together!! Vic was pretty standard and slept all the flipping way!! We finally arrived and had a 7 hour journey to Kaitiritri.... with another driver, who set rules of the chocolate bucket and not being allowed to say mine or what for the whole time you are on the bus..... press ups and sit ups were a forfit!!!
Kaitiritiri was pretty chilled out. had a wee swime and chilled on the beach for a bit before chilling out for the evening.
Westport... well not really sure what to say about it other than a 3legged pub crawl (wehn we say pub crawl what we mean is 3 bars!!) but was actually pretty mental... vic decided that dancing on a pool table and doing the haka was a must (well she had little choice stuck to Allan!!)
Poo pub was next and valentines day fancy dress!!! Poo pub has its name as apparently the english cant say Lake Mahinapaura! sooo our fancy dress consited of a condom and femidom box that we made! our efforts were pretty amazing we think but not quite enough to win the canyon swing!
sooo internet time is running low so I will fill you all in on Franz Josef, Wanaka and Queenstown in a few days..... also hiring a car!!! EEEEKKS (Vics driving is bad enough in England hahahahaha) xxxx
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Anna You make me giggle so much Smirf!!! Littlelys missing you, can't wait to make up for all those cuddles eventually!!x