Onwards and upward - On the final stretch of stinkin Nzealand! Due to our sluggery we only have a few days left and cant make it up into the Northlands as planned, a bit of a pisser because we cant meet up with Steve and Johno, pah. Anyway, from the top. The highlight of Wellington was bumping into an equally supprised Dom (Martins Film Crazy Congleton veggie Cider Drinking Chum) in the Street and going out for a few beers (ciders, Dom). Swapped some travel info, a few tales and probably ripped him about being a Veggie and a Cider Drinker. Next day we headed north on a rather s***ty Bus ride to Lake Taipo. We were expecting big things from this place, we reasoned it might be kind of like a Lake Teanau of the North and it boasts the most famous 1 day walk in NZ, up mount Doom (thanks to Dom for that snippet of Film Trivia).... Well the stinkin Weather had other plans! Pah we couldnt even Fish as they are really arsey about their Lake fishing rules, your not even allowed to use Bait! We reasoned they might no appreciate our five barbed hook loaded with bread/fish master contraption that has had so much success recently. Well Luckily and rather randomly ththe YHA did have a concept 3 man Bike. The only one in Nzealand and never riden before! On day 1 there was just us two and the back seat empty but on day two we met a powerhouse for the back seat and cruised round. So f***in hard to ride you wouldnt believe. Most people should be aware by now that roads and Nick dont tend to mix to well.....well he was the driver. Although a little scarey around town this had the advantage that I could sit back and chill out from time to time without him realising. WE cruised up to a Bee place (hence the photo), to some wicked rapid waterfall thing and then up to a place called crators of the Moon. The bike ride nearly turned sour here as |I nearly lost my driver down one of the bubbling crators, i guess they tell you to stay on the path for a reason! We survived the crators, cutting people up on the roundabouts, its hard to accelerate! and a narrow scrape with huge f***in Lorrys and left that stinkin place to somewhere new. This place stinks. Thermal eggy stink. Watched the game at 3am! Sinkin Beers till 9am and then back to bed. A few days time we hit the bad lands. Take it easy eh! P.S We have mastered the Egg fried rice recepie now, and are cookin up a treat 6 out of 7 nights. P.P.S For anybody who gets pissed off with nicks jammyness at pretty much any game......He cant play connect 4 to save his Pea head pissy life! I am Literally 12-0 up on games and he has began to piss himself and wont play anymore.