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Kate,Jo and Bronagh Get Around
I figured now that iv been out on my own for about a week iits about time I update everyone on what iv been doing, cos lets face it, it's why you all log on in the first place.
So as iv said iv been in New Zealand now for just under a week and am really impressed so far. Ricky met me at the airport and from the minute he brought me back to his uncles house i have felt so at home. Its one of those lively houses where theres always something goin on - on my first day here there was a full on bbq on the beach which was great. His uncle is hilarious and his auntie is one of those completly Irish people, constantly asking you do you want somethin to eat or drink so it feels like for the past week iv constantly had a beer in one hand and a fork in the other. Im not complaining.
Yesterday me and Rick went snowboarding in this indoor snow place up the road. I was even told by the man on the counter that i looked the part in my ski jacket. How wrong he was. That was the most professional i looked all day. After a few goes on the beginner slope i think i got a bit cocky and headed for the professional area. Needless to say i spent most of the time on my arse up on that slope. I was mortified trying to get the ski lift up. It wasnt really a ski lift but more of a rope that you hold on to that pulls you up the hill while your board is on the ground sliding up. I couldnt get the hang of that and kept losing balance on my board but because i was still holding on to the rope i was just being dragged up the hill on my stomach. Ricky was wetting himself. Eventually a woman who worked there had to run along side me holding me steady. When i did up there i was too busy trying to attach my feet securely to my board that i didnt realise that i was sliding back down. That woman must have been ready to punch me - all that effort for her to get me up there and i end up sliding half way down again by mistake. Whoops. I think the only thing worse than me would have been Joanne Beagan. It was really good fun though. But im paying for it today with completly bruised knees after the amount of times i came down on them.
So thats really all for now. Im leavin here either tomorrow or the day after for Kaikoura where il be doing some whale watching and some surfing. Il let you know how that goes but i dont think anythin could go as bad as the snow boarding xo
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