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OK here goes, we always do so much between journal entries its like a mamouth mission to recal it all a week on. So going back in time, i believe i left you last at queenstown. In queenstown we stayed in the discovery lodge backpackers, which wasn't that nice, really dark corridors, 8man doorms, bit manky, definitly a case for flipflops in the shower and REALLY noisy at night. We were in the centre, with a bar beneath us, clubs to the side and opposite and some really noisy bin men at 4am. The first night i had an early one but rosie went out and met a nice couple, sam and jez. The first day we decided to go on the luge, its about 400m up on this big hill, theres a gondola that everyone goes up on, but it costs money so we climbed up, on the way up it took us 40min, straight up on quite a slippery track at the top we did 5 runs on the luge which was great fun with me a rosie racing, i managed to do a 180 so i ended up facing the wrong way down the track and on one of the other runs i lost control and skidded off the track a few metres, all alot of fun. On the way down we realised that we hadnt gone up the main track and walked down a much easier road which took no time at all. It was a pretty hot day that day and we got great views of the lake. That night we went out, met some ok kiwi guys but mainly just annoying men. We did listen to some good live music from the lynch mob who were playing and also an irish group in one of the irish pubs. The next day we had planned on going on a walk, but it rained so we didnt really do much, we slept in till quite late, then went on the internet, looked at all the camping gear in the sales and then went to casino royale that night. Its amazing, go and see it if you havnt already, at the beginning i wasnt as happy with him as bond, but now i love him and want to see it again soon. That night we didnt do much and had an early night i think, but i don't really rmember that far back. The next day we left for Christchurch with Fly as our driver. Shes really nice and had her little cousin on the bus with her so we played hangman and other games, and drew all over the bus windows in board markers. We watched verticle limit on the bus because its about an 8 hour drive and played bingo and challenged each other to tie knots in snake sweets with our tongues, rosie won that challenge. We arrived in christchurch and met some guys from our room and decided to go out for a few drinks in the bar below base. A few drinks turned into a few more and we were out till 4 so we slept till 1 the next day. That night was new years eve, so, completley knackered we ventured out again, with jez and sam (sam's a girl by the way, incase you were wondering). We went to the bar below our backpackers first and then went onto shooters, where we stayed for the rest of the night. We managed to get two tequila t-shirts for buying many tequila shots and had a generally good night, getting back in again at 4. (Not sure how we managed that). The next morning we had to get the bus early at 7:20 (yup on new years day) and i got all packed up and ready to go, but rosie was nowhere to be seen, so we missed the bus and she wandered back at 5 to 8 and we sprinted and managed to get on another bus company's bus, it was a stray bus which is the sister company to kiwi. We caught up our bus at a service station and hopped back on. That night we were at kaikoura, the place we went whale watching last time, we had a really early night, we went to bed at 3 and slept till 8:30pm, then got up and had a curry which lauren our bus driver had cooked for us and watched the girl next door then went back to sleep again at about 10 and slept till 8 the next day! We decided after watching the girl next door that we are a tripod (me, rosie, sam and jez) so that without one leg we all fall over therefore we either all have to go out or none at all! (watch the film and it'll all make sense.) Then we drove with lauren again, who is v. cool, bit crazy, loves reggae, to picton to catch the ferry to wellington. It was abit rough and all except rosie felt abit ill so we played cards and then lay down for a nap. We found wellington, which is meant to be the capital city of nz, abit of a dump, but played some drinking games in our rooms, including the dance game that me and rosie made up on oz experience, and then went out, wellington was dead and we got home about 2 after joining in on a stag do, i got some good photos from that night which i will put on soon. One of the guys from the stag do started talking to us and both me and rosie were thinking he was really hot, when i suddenly noticed he had a wedding ring on, shock horror, damn we thought! He said he'd just had his first son who was 5months old! Then today we drove up to Taupo, where rosie did a bungy jump but i was far too much of a wimp and didnt do it, tonight we are going out for a meal with the other people in our room and then we might meet up with nick and simon who we are going on a road trip with tomorrow, just around the east coast. Should be alot of fun. I'll let you know how it goes. Happy new year to you all, welcome to 2007, don't forget, i was here first. Ha Ellie x
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