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Well I said i would give you a massive blog update well here goes nothinggg....
:-) last thing i think i said was i was going to do a sky dive :-) Welllll I did it .. it was amazing so worth doing it i had 75 seconds free fall. Deffinatly feels like a long time when your up there. Although you don't really get the falling feeling that you would imagine and its not as scary as you would think either. The canyon swing was much worse. If you every ever consider doing one doit you wont regret it the most amzing thing and you are on a complete high for at least another day!
After we had done out skydives a few of us hired a car and drove into abel tasman national park...the funniest drive when your lost and everyone is in hysterics. After a long drive and a late night we decided we would get up stupidly early to watch the sun rise. I certainly didn't dress for the occasion and froze although it was well worth it as the views were amazing :-) Got some gorgeous pics! During the day we went on a kayaking trip which was about 2 hours long it was loveely, we even visited a small seal colony and one swam around us it was awsome. The walk back was a awful lot longer than what we had been told ! Which meant we had to literally march all the way back as sam still needed t sky dive. Which was a shame as there were some amazing views and unfortunatley i didn't have my camera so missed out, though the walk was still amazing. It was the kind of place i would get easily lost in for hours exploring little parts, especially as there was alot of running water around!:o).
On the way to our next destination we stopped at a lake called rotoiti, the temperature doesn't go past 6 degrees..... So we thought we would jump in.... what a mistake although thoroughly invigorating soooo cold it took your breath away. Yet again the nose piercing fell out and so some of you will be glad to know has stayed out such a pain to keep having to find somewhere that sells new ones to have to force it back in again to much effort! After some more of a drive around some incredibly windy roads on cliff edges (in places they had had to rebuild the road where the old one had fallen away due to one natural disaster or another.) At a place called Buller river we stopped some went on a jet boat ride thing and me and grace decided to go horse ridding .. The safer option NOT! My horse was taller that me and quite skitish...especially when it came to water. When we were trying to go across a small stream he freaked out a little and decided to keep refusing and backing up,, the long and short of it is the leader tried encourage him across with his reigns which sent him through the roof so he leaped/jumped and so i went flying thankfully i managed to swing of a tree ahahaha oh how i loved that tree.. it would have been a lot different if that had not of been there. We stayed in a place called westport that night they had an awsome tv room with a log fire it was so warm so a good few stayed and watched lord of the rings, whilst others went to do a beach fire.
On the monday we went and saw Punakaiki Pancake rocks and Blow holes. They are the most fascinating thing you have ever seen, they literally are like several piles of pancakes. The Blow holes are more amazing though, the way the water forces itself out of know where through the holes to create such a big plume and flow of water heading directly upwards beats me.
On the way to lake mahinapua we stopped to get our fancy dress:-) I chose the letter B for everyone. Which meant everyone had to come as something biginning with B. So i chose a Bee haha it was an amazing night in the strangest of places. Literally in the middle of know where. I did not enjoy the hangover the next morning, not sure what i expected really with the amount i consumed, however some thankfully were worse than i was.
When we got to franz joseph im not sure what i was expecting but it wasn't it. Although still a lovely quant little place. It was really cereal walking along to the shop surrounded by rainforest and mountains with snow on and feeling warm, slightly bizzare. The place we stayed at had its on hot tub which was completly amazing, in one corner it had a set of pressure jets which worked wonders on your back :-)
Next day we hiked up Franz joseph Glacier a day to be remember and a day to be proud of. I was extatic that i managed it, i was so please that my hip lasted... we walked/climb scrambled around 11km not sure what that is in miles. But i know it was an achievment in my eyes i was pleased :-) In the evening after getting back we were all extremely relieved to reach the local hot pools welcomed with opened arms. It had rained on us all day and walking on ice... well its not a warm place to be thats for sure!
Thursday was the day of the canyon swing incredibly scary the second jump more than the first! They made me hang upside down and go head first hilarious video to watch and to be fair i would do it again. Next few days were quite lazy went for a nice walk had a famous ferg burger and went out drinking three nights in a row! ahaha Not heavy drinking though we played a lot of pool and danced it was really nice just to be able to settle in one place and just chillout for a bit.
On monday i decided that i needed to find a job and so started my search at 9am and by 9.35pm i had a job and was to start at 1pm. All in the same day i visited 2 flats opened a bank account got a job and started it and sent of for the equivulant of national insurance number...... what a day it was considering i was considering working in queenstown, it was either there or christchurch. Now iv'e been at work for a week and moved into my flat, which has some amazing views and a balcony to sit and admire them from! Good/bad thing is its right up the longest and worst hill in the world and takes 40 mins to walk down... its 3.3km from the flat to work... so if that doesn't get me fit i don't no what will haha. Many locals hitchhike up and down it there is even a renouned spot for it. Locals say it takes no longer than 5 mins for someone to give you a lift up it.
Now i am sat in a freezing house as its been snowing today... and to think yesterday i was walking around in a t-shirt and shorts!
Will try to keep updated more often now im settled although there wont be much to update on although i have found someone to go sailing with! ! :o)
Much love spooo xxxx
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