A kiwi is a local New Zealander. They call each other and themselves kiwis, and it's not in an insulting way, either. Jack says his hand is a little sore, but only when I jab the wound. Makes sense. No signs of tetanus. He should be covered by that last immunization, so I think we have all forgotten about it. Today is Wednesday, our day off, so we drove up north into the Coromandel Peninsula to see what we could find. We made it to Whangamata (pronounced fangamata with an accent on the last "a"). We had breakfast at a cafe, walked on the beach, drove around through a national forest, and trespassed. The hills are so massive and so carved out. Everything is really spaced out, land and house-wise, and the towns are so tiny.
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