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We set off a bit later this morning as we didn't have as far to go and we didn't have to be measured up for all of our things, I wasn't having a lesson this morning as my instructor yesterday said I should practice what I had learnt yesterday this morning and then have the lesson in the afternoon. When we got up the mountain, without any spillages today luckily, we were in the bottom car park, so had a bit of a walk up to the top. Adam was having a lesson this morning so he hurried off as soon as we got there and I had some breakfast in the camper then took the trailer thing up to the resort. I picked me skis and stuff up and then went to practice what I had learnt yesterday. At one point I fell over and landed straight on my knee which absolutely killed, I had to stop for a while and go and get a cup of tea! After a bit more practicing I met Adam for lunch and he was annoyed as his lesson had just been exactly the same as yesterdays as there was no-one else at his level and no spare instructor just for him!! We had lunch at the cafe, Adam had noodles from the noodle bar and I had chicken, bacon and avocado quesadilla which was delicious! I went to my lesson in the afternoon and it looked like I was going to have a lesson on my own again with an instructor called Simon, to start with he made me go down part of the training slope called the magic carpet to watch me stop. We then went to the top of the magic carpet and came down and be taught me how to turn. The lesson was again only going to be an hour but there was a slightly more advanced group and about half of them wanted some more time practicing so they came to join Simon and I so then the lesson was 2 hours! By the end of this lesson I absolutely loved it, I could turn well and stop well and I couldn't get enough. Simon said I was ready to go on the chair lift to the big slope if I wanted but as the lesson finished at 4 and the lifts closed at 4 I didn't today but we do plan to come back again before we leave. I met Adam and he had been down the big slopes and said it really takes it out of you going down them. We headed back to the camper and set off back to Wanaka. We'd seen an Irish bar that had live music every night and wanted to check it out. We got ready and headed in to town. We had a drink at the Water Bar and then weheaded to Fitzpatricks to see what time the band was on and just as we got there they were starting a pub quiz so we decided to stay for that. There were four rounds each with 10 questions and bonus round which was essentially charades. The first round was a music round where the guy just read out some lyrics, some of which were very spurious! Then 2 rounds of general knowledge and then the final round was a picture round. The pictures were all Bond Girls, Adam and I, having never seem a bond movie between us were pretty screwed but we made names up anyway like Alotta Vagina and Felicity Shagwell (from Austin Powers) we also then rated them on how hot they were hoping for a few bonus points. When the results came out, we miraculously had somehow come 3rd and won a $25 bar tab!! This was great for me but not really for Adam as he was driving and it had to be drank tonight!! When we left I was pretty drunk!!
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