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Up around 6.45 this morning to catch my bus trip up to the bay of islands! We were on a small bus, just 11 people which is quite nice. Met a nice girl from edinburgh called Annie when I got on. There was also Tom - the American guy from my previous bus, an English guy (Craig) and girl, welsh girl (Sarah), German guy (Boris), Belgian guy, Spanish girl, and Irish couple. They all seemed pretty nice! We stopped at some really big old trees that are meant to give you luck if you hug them which was random but pretty cool.
Next stop was a Maori cultural experience which was really good! After a bit of a wait they took us around an example of a Maori village and told us about the customs and traditions and stuff. They also did a small show with dancing and did the Haka...really cool but pretty scary at times haha! Was a really interesting stop! Next we stopped at Whangarei for lunch, then a cute wee town with some random fancy toilets to take photos of (haha)!
Finally we arrived in Paiha or Bay of Islands around 1. We checked into our hostel which was pretty nice, was in a room with Annie, Sarah, Craig, Tom and the English girl ("the teacher"). It was a nice room with an ensuite and fridge. We had a wander along the beach and around the town which was pretty cute. After a bit we went and bought some ciders and chilled on the beach for a while, passing the time until the BBQ at the hostel which started at 7. Time seemed to be going really slowly for some reason - probably because we were all hungry haha! We talked about chilling in the jacuzzi for a bit and then didn't bother, just had showers etc.
Finally it was time for the BBQ! We went to the bar and waited for it, got out free glass of wine which was really big! The BBQ was alright but a little disappointing...a piece of steak, a sausage, a potato and a bit of salad! Not very much for $12! I ended up getting an extra potato though which was good. It was Craig's 21st the next day so we all ha a few drinks in aid of that. Had a really good night, lots of dancing etc. Poor Craig was a little worse for wear after a dirty pint and ended up hugging the toilet for a good bit of the night lol.
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