The 14th was a slow day due to feeling the effects of a cold, not in a 'man flu' way but an actual cold. It didnt help that my hostel was freezing and seemed to have very little heating facitilies. I slept in my hat, the beenie and I are as one and my hair is in need of a serious chop but I like wearing the beenie cause it flattens the hair down no end. Did a fair bit of walking, or tramping as its referred to out here and went on a walk that took you to t...

I need to stop being in the same place as the Kiwi Experience bus, its just getting weird now. Even though I was at the last 2 hostels and on the ferry to the south island first, Im the one thats going to look weird cause there's about 20 of them and 1 of me. I bet they have bets as to whether that lanky bloke is going to be lurking around whenever they approach a new place. Kiwi's refer to a large bout of snowfall as a 'big dump', this shouldn't amuse me ...