At the end if my kiwi experience trip, we had one last toilet stop at the home of Hobbiton, where I acquired stamps and an apple turnover. Status • Tired but happy from finding my cheap but adequately comfortable hostel... • Missing the girls of course... • Made plans for the north north island with my new American, Holly, who I met through T-shirt reading shenanigans... • Getting more and more excited for the states... • Looking forward to mee...

Food: Last night we had lamb and roasted veg. Pumpkin, potato, shallots and sweet potato (which goes by yet another different name here). The night before I cooked lasagne for Neil, Julie and Mara. Thankfully it was one of my best ones, although I did manage to burn the bottom of the garlic bread and sweet potato chips... Before that me Neil and Steve had a super slap up meal at Tides by the beach the meals were pretty dynamic. For example I had a vege spring r...