Saa proever vi for 3.gang...
Godt nytaar! Haaber alle kom godt ind i det nye aar.
Jeg tilbragte den foerste halvdel af 31.dec. 2009 paa black river rafting i Waitomo caves og dernaest skydiving om eftermiddagen i Taupo - 15.000 fod. Det var den fedeste nytaarsaftensdag jeg nogensinde har haft! Det var helt ubeskriveligt. Waitomo Caves var super flotte og indhyldet i mystik. Vi rapellede 65m. ned i moerket, hvorefter vi floej gennem moerket med en 'flying fox'. Dernaest hoppede vi 2-3m. meter ned i det moerke vand med en gummiring, som var vores base for et par timer. Vi kom fremad ved hjaelp af reb. Der var 'glowworms' over det hele, der oplyste grotten som en hel stjernehimmel. Vi svoemmede og klatrede os gennem grotten, op og ned af smaa vandfald for til sidst, efter knap 5timer, at se sollys igen. Det var en fantastik tur, som bestemt var alle pengene vaerd! Efter grotteturen koerte Kiwi bussen til Taupo. Jeg naaede knap at smide backpacken paa vaerelset, inden jeg blev samlet op til sidste tur paa dagen for skydive. Jeg blev hentet af "Skydive Taupo", som normalt henter folk i en limosine, men den var netop brudt ned, saa jeg fik en knap saa luksurios tur i en gammel hvid van. Heldigvis var det jo ikk koereturen, der var hoejdepunktet paa turen. Vi ankom til skydive stedet, hvor man skulle underskrive de saedvanlige papirer, som i bund og grund siger "Hvis jeg doer, kan jeg ikke holde dette selskab til ansvar". Efter det fik vi set et par dives, som li var blevet udfoert, og saa kom vi ellers i toejet og fik udstyr paa. Saa i den pink flyver. Troede vi ville faa lidt info om, hvordan man skulle ligge i luften, lande og saadan. Evt. lidt traening - men nej. Bare op i flyet og saa af sted. Spurgte efter noget tid min skydive master, Steve, om det var normalt at man ingen info fik. "Ja, hvad skal I bruge det til? Bare goer som jeg siger, naar vi kommer derop." Javel, ja. Var cool hele vejen derop, modsat min norske sidemand, som ifoelge hans egen udtalelse, var ved at skide i bukserne. Men da jeg endelig satte mig paa kanten af flyet, kom tanken da om "Hva fanden har du gang i, spade? Du er ved at kaste dig selv ud af et fly!" Naaede dog knap at taenke tanken faerdig, inden Steve havde kastet os ud af flyet. Det var det fedeste ever! Helt ubeskriveligt. SAA vildt! 60sek. fritfald og saa aabnede fladskaermen sig. AV for satan da! Stoerste olfert ever, og mine oerer poppede helt forfaerdeligt! Men udover det, var det super fedt. Kan kun anbefales. Om aftenen samledes vi 6 toeser fra vores vaerelse og lavede mad sammen (de lavede mad og jeg vaskede op - forstaaeligt nok). Saa fik faktisk et anstaendigt maaltid til nytaar (modsat juleaften). Om aftenen gik vi alle i baren og til midnat gik vi ud paa gaden og saa det tamme fyrvaerkeri. Savnede godt nok den danske nytaarshimmel. Var taet paa at blive arresteret, da det aabenbart er ulovligt at drikke paa aaben gade i new Zealand. Jeg fik af vide, at jeg hurtigst muligt skulle faa champagnen til at forsvinde, ellers ville jeg blive arresteret. Flink som jeg nu er, tilboed jeg betjenten en taar - faldt ikke i god jord, saa jeg bundede champagnen og listede ind i baren igen.
Den 1.jan blev tilbragt paa stranden - super nice.
Det er jo laenge siden, jeg har haft en update herinde, saa skal proeve at goere det kort (klart...).
Den 26.dec. tog jeg med Magic East Escape for at se oestkysten paa nordoen. Vi var 8 backpackere og 2 guides, Leo og Sean. Vi blev alle hurtigt navngivet efter, hvilket land vi kom fra, eller hvem vi lignede. Derfor bestod gruppen af: Arnie, AJ, Ginger Spice, Posh Spice, Fish, Samurai, Kempell Live og Danish Waffle. Det var en kanon tur! 2 naetter og 3 dage. Vi fiskede paa stranden (efter en smertefuld gaatur gennem tornebuske og tisler, takket vaere Sean), vi gik op af 700+trapper for at komme til et Eastern Lighthouse, som er det oestligste punkt i New Zealand. Mega smuk udsigt deroppe fra. Vi grillede om aftenen den.26. Den 27. besoegte vi en Maori landsby. Paa vej til Gisborne blev vores lille familie udvidet med en, da Sean fangede en vild gris i vejkanten. Lille unge, ikk mere end 1maaned gammel. Saa nu er den fast inventar paa magic bussen. Om aftenen stod den paa vinsmagning, hvor vi alle blev godt visne. Kom i seng kl.3 om morgenen og skulle op igen kl.5.15 for at se verdens foerste solopgang - og saa var det gud hjaelpe mig overskyet! gik i seng igen for at vaagne faa timer senere og loebe en tur - godt at faa alkoholen ud af kroppen. Omkring middag tog vi den lange koeretur tilbage til Rotorua. En kanon tur og hele gruppen var saa cool.
Den 29. chillede jeg og gik i bar med dem fra Magic.
Den 30. forlod jeg endelig Rotorua. Koerte mod Waitomo. Paa vej dertil gjorde vi stop ved the Agrodome, som er en slags forlystelses sted. Saa et sheep show, som faktisk var ganske OK. De andre aktiviter, som bungy jump, jetboating, etc. hoppede jeg over, da jeg vidste jeg skulle proeve 'the real thing' senere.
Videre til 2.jan. Efter Taupo koerte bussen til River Valley, som er i Ingenmandsland. Det er omringet af super flot natur, men der er ikk det vilde at lave. Der var river rafting, som ifoelge de, der proevede det, ikk naaede Rotorua til anklerne, og saa var der horse back riding naeste morgen. Jeg tog hesteturen. Det varer normalt 2timer, men vores guide glemte tiden, saa vi fik 3 timer. Super. Flot natur og skoenne krikker man ku stole paa. Jeg havde den hurtigste, Rico - yeehaa :) Efter rideturen hoppede vi paa bussen og koerte mod Wellington. Ligesom sidst jeg var der, var det overskyet og traels vejr - saa gik i bif med en veninde.
Den. 4.jan. tog vi alle faergen fra Wellington til Picton for dernaest at koere til Nelson. 3timers faergetur. Super smuk natur. I halvanden time sejlede vi rundt mellem kaempe bjerge og klipper. Da vi kom til Nelson overnattede vi paa Prince Albert - jah....Becca, Sarah og jeg tog paa en lille hike op af et bjerg for at se det geografiske midtpunkt af NZ - saa er det oplevet.
Den 5.jan. koerte vi til Westport. Paa vej dertil gjorde vi stop ved Rotoiti/Lake Nelson. Absolut smuk soe omgivet af store bjerge. Hvert et billede hernede ku vaere til et postkort. Det er saa smukt! Efter soen koerte vi til Buller Adventures, lidt udenfor Westport, hvor de fleste af os tog paa jetboating. En fin lille jetbaad, som naar 100km/t, kan lave hurtige vendinger, 360's, og kun har brug for 10cm vand for at ku flyve af sted. Det var en super tur. Ganske vaadt men mega skaegt. I Westport holdt vi for en gangs skyld Alkohool Fri Dag. Erstattede det med International Dag, som betoed alle skulle teame op med folk fra deres eget land og lave en ret derfra. Jeg er eneste dansker paa bussen, og i frygt for at give de andre madforgiftning, valgte jeg at teame op med en mexikaner og staa for en kold dessert i stedet. Gik faktisk ganske OK. Vi havde en super aften med masser af laekkerier, og slulttede af med Ringenes Herre - nu vi er i NZ.
Den 6.jan. koerte vi til Waikepooka (?) Alle kalder det Poo pub. Kaempe tema fest om aftenen efter et flot stort maaltid serveret af den 84aarige Les, som ejer stedet. Frisk gammel gut. Vi havde P-party. Alt fra Perverted Old Man til Poker til Princess til Phantom til Pet, osv. Selv var jeg personality Disorder. Var for en gangs skyld kreativ - brugte serioest 2TIMER paa at sy!! Vi havde en kanon aften.
Den 7. koerte vi til Franz Josef. Naaede det lige, inden vejene lukkede grundet regn. Fik 300mm paa 12timer!
Den 8. jan. stod den paa fuld dags glacier walk op af Franz Josef glacieren. Den er speciel, da den er omringet af regnskov, hvilket kun to andre glaciere i hele verden er. Det var en super oplevelse at gaa paa isen. Vores guide var faktisk dansk, hvilket var lidt cool. Vi klatrede og kravlede gennem spraekker og revner, og op og ned af udhuggede trapper i isen. Det var super.
Den 9. havde vi lidt af en koeretur foran os, da vi tog fra FJ til Wanaka. Vi saa naturen aendre sig fra tyk regnskov til hoeje, massive bjerge og klipper. Det er fantastisk hernede! Becca, Sarah og jeg tog i Paradiso biografen om aftenen. Det lille sted er kendt for sine gamle sofaer, en lille bil i salen og deres friskbagte kager. Og saa kan man bestille mad, saa midt i filmen stopper de filmen, og alle der har bestilt mad gaar saa ud og spiser. 15min. senere koerer resten af filmen.
Den 10.jan. kom vi endelig til QUEENSTOWN! Stedet, de fleste af os, har glaedet os til. Det er her der er super bungy jump, jetboating, skydiving, canyonswing og meget mere. Adventure mekka. Om aftenen tog vores super cool buschauffoer, Lauren, os ud paa en big night out. Er du gal en hovedpine dagen efter, men hvilken aften! Saa altsaa, den 11. skete der ikk det vilde.
Den 12. tog Sarah og jeg paa heldags tur til Milford Sounds, som siges at vaere det flotteste sted paa New Zealand. Det var en 4 1/2times koeretur dertil, men hold op en super cruise tur man fik. Vandet var super klart ned til 40meter, og igen kaempe, majestaetiske bjerge, og tusinde af vandfald. Det var virkelig skoent. Og vi var heldige at komme paa en solskinsdag. Over 200 dage om aaret regner det ved Milford. De faar 7-9METER regn om aaret! Da vi kom hjem om aftenen, tog vi alle paa Ferg Burger. Kendt sted, kun i Queenstown, kaempe burgere. Mums!
I gaar, den 13. forlod Sarah os, og drog mod Christchurch. Vi begynder saa smaat at falde fra hinanden, os - de originale 13 som startede paa nordoen og har fulgtes ad ned med Kiwi. Alle drager i forskellige retninger nu, men vi har haft det kanon. Og saa var det dagen jeg blev skudt - 2 gange. Jeg er okay, men endelig har jeg nu piercet mine oerer :) Yup, 21 aar og foerst nu har jeg faaet huller i oererne.
I dag stod den paa Nevis Bungy Jump - det stoerste bungy jump paa den sydlige halvkugle - 134 meter. Det var mega fedt!! Saa graenseoverskridende, men f*** hvor vildt og fedt at proeve. Ligesom skydive, helt ubeskriveligt. Noget saa fantastisk!!
I morgen smutter jeg til Christchurch, hvor der ikk er meget at lave ifoelge de folk, der har vaeret der. Den 17. smutter jeg saa til Fiji i 14 dage, hvor jeg de 12 af dagene sejler rundt mellem 6 oer. Skal nok blive nice og afslappende. Godt at komme ned i solen igen :) Hyg jer!

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Happy New Year!! Hope everyone got through it alright.
I spent the first half of Dec. 31st black water rafting in the Waitomo Caves and then skydiving in Taupo in the afternoon - 15.000 feet. It was the most awesome New Years I have ever had! Totally indescribeable. Waitomo Caves were just astonishing og inclosed with mystery as we entered the darkness. We absented 65 meters down in the dark, and then flew through the darkness on a 'flying fox'. After that we jumped about 9feet into the dark waters with a rubber ring, which was our base for the next 2 hours. We used a rope to get us forward. Glowworms everywhere, and they lit up the cave as stars in the sky. We swam and climbed through the caves, up and down small waterfalls, through narrow places and finally, after 5hours, seeing sunlight again. It was an amazing trip, totally worth the money spent on it! After the caves the bus went on to Taupo. I barely had time to drop off my backpack in the hostel before I was picked up for my skydive. I was picked up by 'Skydive Taupo', which normally picks up people in a limo, but of course it had just broken down, so I was picked up in an old white van. Luckily is wasn't the drive that was the highlight of the trip of course. Arrived at Skydive Taupo, signed the usual "If I get killed during this I wont sue you"-papers and then got into the suit and the harnesk (?). Then aboard the pink plane and off we went. No introduction to anything or nothing. Just up and go. Asked my instructor if we weren't gonna be getting a few instructions, to which he replied: "No, why should you? Just do as I tell you to when we get up there." Yes, sir. I was cool all the way up there, opposit from the Norwegian guy sitting next to me, who was about to s*** his pants. But as we sat down on the edge off the airplane the thought did hit me "What the f*** are you doing you dumbass? You're about to through yourself off a plane!" I hardly got to think that thought through though, before Steve had thrown us off the plane. 60secs of freefall and then 5minutes of slowly desenting to the ground. It was absolutely amazing! But what a wedgie! And my ears popped oh so badly. but it was worth it! Words cannot describe it! After the skydive I met up with the other 5 girls from my room and we cooked a proper meal (they cooked, I did the dishes, understandablely). So I actually had a desent meal for New years (unlike Christmas). After dinner we hit the bars. At midnight I went on the street to watch the fireworks. Absolutely LAME! Nothing like back home. But I still watched it while drinking a glass of champagne. A few secs later I was closed to being arrested as it is apparently illegal to drink on the open street in NZ. The police officer told me to make the champagne disappear fast or get arrested. Kind as I am, I offered him a sip. That didn't go well, so I quickly downed the champagne and ran to the bar again. All in all a great night. Jan.1 st was spent on the beach. Nice.
Been a while since I did an update, but I'll try to make it short (right...).
Dec.26th I went with Magic East Escape to see the eastcoast. 2 nights, 3 days. What a trip. We were 8 backpackers and 2 guides, Leo and Sean. Soon we were all named after what country we came from, or whom we looked like. So our little family was Arnie, AJ, Posh Spice, Ginger Spice, Samurai, Fish, Kempell live and Danish Waffle. First day we fished on the beach (after having walked through dense bushes of thornes and thissels, thanks to Sean). then we hiked up 700 some stairs to get to most Eastern lighthouuse and eastern point of NZ. Beautiful view from up there. At night we had BBQ.
On the 27th we visited a Maori village. Driving back from it our little family grew with one as Sean caught a wild pig off the side of the road. Jeff it was named, and is now part of the Magic van. At night we stayed near Gisborne. Went winetasting and everyone got well pissed. Went to bed at 3am - got up at 5.15 to see the first sunrise in the world, but of course it had to be cloudy! Went to bed again, only to get up a few hours later. Went for a run to clear out the alcohol. At noon we headed back to Rotorua. It was 3 awesome days and what a group.
On the 29th I chilled and went to the bar with the Magic people.
The 30th I finally left Rotorua with Kiwi. Headed to Waitomo. On the way there we stopped at the Agrodome, which is kind of a little amusement park/centre. Saw a Sheep Show which was actually pretty cool. They had the smaller versions of jetboating, bungy, etc. but I passed as I knew I was gonna do the 'real stuff' later on.
Moving on to Jan 2nd. After Taupo we drove out in the middle of no where to River Valley. Really gorgeous nature, but not much to do. They had a smaller version of the Rotorua river rafting. In the morning you could go for a horse back ride. I did the ride. was supposed to be 2 hours, but our guide lost track of time, so we went for 3 hours. Nice. After the ride, we got on the bus and headed to Wellington. Like last time I was there it was cloudy and windy. So went to the movies with a friend.
4th of Jan. we all got on the ferry from Wellington to Picton, and then drove on to Nelson. The ferry trip lasted 3hours. We were surrounded by beautiful scenery all the way. We got to Nelson and stayed the night at Prince Albert. yeah... Also went for a little hike to go up a mountain and see the geographical center of NZ.
On the 5th we went to Westpost. We stopped at Lake Rotoiti/Lake Nelson. Absolutely beautiful lake surrounded by big mountains. Every picture down here could be for a postcard. It is so beautiful! After the lake we drove to Buller Adventures, just outside of Westport, where most of us did the jetboating. Nice, fast boat that reached 60 mp/h, did 360's and only needed 4 inches of water to cruise along. Nice, wet trip. When we got to Westport we had an Alcohol Free Day for once. Instead we replaced it with international Day. Everybody were to team up with some fellow countrymen and make a dish. Big buffet at night. For the safety of the others (not wanting to give them foodpoisoning) I teamed up with a mexican and did a dessert. Actually went OK. It was a great night with great food.
On the 6th we drove to Waikepooka (?) Everybody calls the place Poo Pub. Huge theme party at night after a great buffet, made by the 84 year old Les, who ownes the place. Funky old guy. We had P-party. Everything from Perverted Old Man to Poker to Princess to Phantom to Pet,etc. I myself was Personality Disorder. I was actually creative for once! Spent flipping 2 HOURS sowing! We had a great night.
The 7th we headed to Franz Josef. Got there before the roads closed 'cos of the rain.
On the 8th I did the full day Franz Josef Glacier Walk. Amazing! And the guide was a Dane, which was a bit cool. The glacier is unique because it is only one of three glaciers in the world to be surrounded by rainforrest, which is very unusual. It was so cool walking on the ice, slipping through tight, narrow places and cracks, almost getting stuck.
9th of Jan. was a long drive from FZ to Wanaka. We saw nature change from thick rainforrest to big, massive mountains. It is incrediable down here! Becca, Sarah and I went to the Paradiso cinema, which is known for its old sofas, a little car and the fresh baked cookies. It's a small place, but many people go there. And you can order food, so in the middle of the movie, they stop the movie and the people who ordered food get out and eat. After 15 minutes the movie is back on.
On the 10th we finally got to QUEENSTOWN! The place most of us have been looking forward to. This is the adventure mecca! We started out with a big night out with our super cool bus driver, Lauren. Damn, a headache the next day, so didn't do much there. But had a great nigth.
On the 12th Sarah and I went to Milford Sounds, which is supposedly the most beautiful place in New Zealand. It took 4 1/2 hour to get there, but man what a cruise! It is truely beautiful! The water is clear down to 40 meters. Again, huge majestic mountains everywhere with thousands of waterfalls running down them. Amazing. We were lucky to get there on a sunny day. Milford gets more than 200 days a year of rain. It rains up to 30feet a year! We got home around 8pm and all went to the famous Ferg Burger - huge burger, tastes good :)
yesterday, the 13th, Sarah laft us for Christchuch. We are all going our seperate ways now. We, the original 13 people who have travelled together on the same bus since the north island. We have had a great time. yesterday was also the day I got shot. Twice - one in each ear :) Yup, I finally got my ears pierced! I'm a bit excited about it.
Today was the day for my big Nevis Bungy jump! The biggest bungy on the southern hemisphere. 134 meters. It was soo awesome!! Absolutely crazy and out of mind, but so fantastic! Like the skydive, I have no words for this experience. It was absolutely amazing!
Tomorrow I leave for Christchuch, where according to everyone who has been there, is nothing going on. On the 17th I fly to Fiji for 14days. 12 of the days I'll be cruising between 6 islands. Gonna be nice to chill and suck up some sun again.
take care, Kia Ora