December 23rd

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We stayed in Greymouth for 2 nights. The Hostle was the nicest so far and they had free kayaks and bikes. We went gold panning because it was a huge spot in the gold rush but we found nothing but bug bites and better tans. We had to wait until the tide came in to use the kayaks so it was a good way to kill some time. We were all going to go kayaking but Niv decided last minute that he wasn't going to come so Danielle and I went. it was really nice to be out on the water. We went thru a bird sanctuary before hitting the Ocean so got a few good pictures of birds. We ended the night by having a nice BBQ and pigging out. MMmmm good.

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