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Published: March 21st 2009
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Ok, so before i go on (and on and on...!) the pics are only the last of byron bay... i do have HUNNERS more but they're all en route back to mama an on facebook, forgot to upload em before takin em off camera memeory! D'uh! So if ya wanna see the other ones, an REALLY ya do! then log onto facebook an look for uluru onwards... Oh an theydon't gowiththis blog, cos its nz... Just pretend its the next one an yer all good! But seriously ALL the photis are on facebook, thisthing takes to long to upload so just get befirendin an look (an laugh!) away!
So, after Fiji mum an i spent 2 weeks in NZ which was awesome! was fab an kinda strange seein a face from that dim an distant "other life" pre-crazy travel vibes here in the travel vibe context, but it was great fun! Managed to get round nirth an south island in 2 weeks, seein the fabby east coast an its beaches; the fun fun wellie an its madness catchin up wi old "expat" mates, still think of old war veterans when ihear that phrase! Then headed down to the gorgeous south
an saw the amazing scenery of queenstown an wanaka, the artsy cool funkiness of chrsitchurch; the chaos of greymouth an then chrissie in nelson with Alex and mum... LOVELY vibes there, too!
Proper chrissie as it should be: all brought a food from ourt country in the hostel then there was a BIG feast wi styuff from all over the world, share an share alike an all that... perfect! The famly runnin the hostel were well cool abn their 2 gi9rls an boy put on a concert in the afternoon an sang an boogied away... it was well cute. Kinda odd not to be sittin in front of the telly freezin my arse off, but cool all the same... Managed to get up in the mornin an have a swim in the ocean. Yey! chrissie swimmin an mentalness! Was well good... always fab to meet up with fellow travel buds, too. It s crazy how close ya can get to some folk so quickly!
Also managed to peoper interact wi the locals when a crazy german ex pat crashed ito the side pof the car as i was overtakin him... woohoo! gettin good at this "real countries not
just backpacker stuff" shit... was a bit masd mental tho: I was SO obviously overtakin an he just swerved right out an whacked me wi his merc! Shittin shit! Managed to (somehow!) keep the car on the road an pull over an sort all the crap out, but man, waht a wee nutcase! Just as well i'm such a competent driver... (hee hee!)
So, that was fun! Got the car back to the rental place an sorted it oot, then over to wellie ( i LOVE it there!) on the lovely ferrry wimum an alex for more madness an birthday carry on... Managed to swinm in the ocean for the big 30 too! Had a day in town then went for a birthday lunch, complete with a bottle o vino an a wee mechanical happy bday to you thingy out a cool wee shop on cuba... fabby! So, sat in the sun on the pavements of cuba eatin, chattin an drinkin, swing by the big museum where i get a repalacement paua shell ring for the one i managed to keep for omne whole day before losin last time (not thisone tho, its pretty much one size toobiug so
i gotta lose my ENTIRE hand to lose this one!). Stopped off for a pint an journal writin sesh overlookin thelovely harbour for 15mins in the fabby Mac's brewery - great beer, organic and ethical! yey! Then it was off to Maranui! for a swim in the FREEZIN, but invigoratin, water... both alex and i went in, too... everyone looked at us like we were maddies an i did then have to sit in the airoport wi wet rat-tail hair n a manic grin, but hey, i'm 30 now... no rules anymore!Got to Maranui beach - a STUNNIN wee place on the, erm, north(?) ish maybe, coast of wellie. It was kinda cold, but fun all the same! weird to be on the other side of the world an with only 3 folk who know ya trun 30. TOTALLY liberating feeling tho... may have to be travellin for all birthdays in the future! Also good to catch up with Jo an Neil again, who were total loves an put us up for the night - ah a real bed once more!
Then we flew backup to auckland where i was supposed to meet vick, but unfortunately the plane was
SO delayed... Typical, shortestflighti'm gonna make the whole year an its the longest delay! it was unture! Damn qantas, no be using them again, still that's what we get for flyin sucha short way an makin a big carbon footprint iguess! Karma an all that...
So we get back to basecamp NZ - Auckland YHA, i swear they all know me by sightnow! I can stillremember one of the staff's names tooan its like 3 months later! So we check in, chill for a bit then snooze for our last day in NZ before Oz! Woohoo!
we have a wander aroudn an again in the typical with new person in place ya already know stylee we discover new bits i ain't seen before in the sunny climes an i actually take it back... reckoned auckland was a bit crap before but it has some really lovely bits that once ya leave the CBD prove its much nicer than it seems! Went for a wander along the harbourfront an thru the posh boats an nice eaty places, stopped for a coffee in a well nice italian place then walked back around to the ferry place an found another Mac's
brewery... Had a walkaround an even found a free bus! Ahm the magic of the F word to a backpacker! So, we got on that an realised its free cos its poo, but hey... Took a tootle about the circuit (that we'd already walked like twice the mength of today, ah well, ce sera!) Then went up to the Albert Park. Man! What a gorgeous wee place rightin the centre! Not too big an not too busy either, so we chilled in there for a bit then went down toMac's for a pint - come on now, be rude not to support the local brewery an the eco-fight against world death an all that... callit my carbon offsettin for the flight. Ooh, i wonder how many nac's you'd have to drinkto carbon offset a flight, not THAT is fun green shit! - an stayed for a WELLlovely lunch... Decided to head to the movies, what to see what sto see?!? Yep, gotta be done the day before we get there: Australia it is!
And it is WELL good! I know loadsa folkreckoned it was a bit patronisin in some ways, but Baz ias a legend, i relly like his
style... Its brill! An oh my gos were we excited to go to oz after that... Bring on the kanagaroos, swags, snags on the barbie an tinnies an stubbies! Woohoo!
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