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hi all,
well i did my heli-hike in franz as you can probably tell from the photos it was a pretty awesome day, it is the only glacier to have a rainforest next to it and the views were pretty spectacular from the helicopter - it was my first time in a helicopter and its pretty cool although my ears wouldnt stop popping, didnt do much after the heli-hike i was exhausted, climbing over snow and ice for two hours with big heavy boots with talons (big spikes) attatched is pretty exhausting! and i was the only one that managed to lose my foot down a water hole, i stepped on some ice that just snapped from under the foot but i got out ok, think i slowed the group down that day though as it was pretty tough on the ankle but i was determined to do it and we got a great guide. the ice was the most awesome blue colour in places it was definately a once in a life time experience that i will never forget! after franz we went to wanaka and stayed in an actual hotel, thats been converted into a backpackers it was so posh we had a tv and radio in the room and the bathroom had a bath in!!!!!!!!! i was so excited i hogged it for about 2hrs and got all wrinkly, fairly quiet night that night as we all sat in one of the rooms drinking and playing poker (i tell you i know so many card games now!) then the next day most of the group went off to do a skydive (funnily enough i didnt wanna do another one this soon) so i went to the puzzle centre, paul you would have loved it!! it had a maze which i got totally lost in, an illusion room which was really freaky and i actually fell over i was that disorientated - denver couldnt stop laughing! and on the tables there were loads of irritating puzzles (like the ones you buy paul) i didnt finish one of them and i was so unimpressed lol, such an irritating place! from wanaka we have come to queenstown the adventure capital of new zealand, theres some amazing bars and clubs here and theres a big party every night, this is the time when the group split up as some people head out sooner than others, im here until tuesday and everyone else leaves before that. the hostel we are in is the biggest dump ever, apparently someone got bedbugs here so iv got my fingers crossed that im not going to as they are meant to be horrible and really hard to get rid off, i also refuse to cook in a kitchen that dirty so im blowing my budget on eating out a fair amount at the moment oh yea and i am very tempted to buy bleach as i wouldn't like to hazard a guess as to when the toilet or shower was last cleaned! anyway back to the nights out... had an early night my second night in queenstown as we were going to milford sounds (the eighth wonder of the world) the next day at 6.50am - 7pm, the road to milford had been closed for a week because of avalanches and it was the first day it had opened up although there was still a moderate risk of an avalanch, it was pretty scary to see all the dammage and all the snow just lying around but it was also pretty amazing as its not everyday you get to see stuff like that. in milford we had a 3hr cruise and saw dolphins, seals and penguins which was pretty awesome although we went through a major windy area and i spent half an hour in the toilets, suprise suprise but it was worth it. when we got back we were all pretty tired but it was a few of the guys last night so we went out and had another good night and the first bar we were at was having a pajama party, they had even put beds up which maybe wasnt such a good idea as i was sat on a bed falling asleep in the bar but then it turned into a pillow and teddy fight and i soon woke up. bit hungover today so ive just been out for a fried breakfast and thought id catch up with emails and stuff as im going out tonight with a girl i met in the cook islands and bumped into here, so we are gonna go catch up later. anyway thats all my news, be nice to hear more from everyone else even if the only news you have got is that you went to work! carol you havent told me bout the wedding yet?! laura and emma k how are you? reece if i heard from you at all that would be nice! lol. anyway gonna go, love to all! gem xxx
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