New Zealand- North Island

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Unfortunately this blog will be short and sweet as we are cramped for time to get back to our bus.We arrived in New Zealand October 11th, and LOVE IT. After spending some time with Leonie (a family friend of Mike's, who is FABULOUS) we made or way around to North Island and then down to Raglan. Where we are POSTED! The surf is amazing for Mike and our hostel is wonderful. We are staying and now working at the Karioi Lodge, it's amazing. Three hours of work a day for a free place to stay.... priceless! New Zealand is amazing. It's green and absolutely gorgeous. Check out our pics for more info.... oh and yes, we have extended our marvelous stay for another month, plus.... PS Halloween here was really fun. We taught our fellow travelers a thing or two about how we party in SoCal.... kept it sexy and cheap. Shar, borrowed your costume idea from three years ago.... it was fab!

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Photos

At Leoni's
A hike to the summit, beautiful.

Lovely Leonie
She is wonderful

A Halloween Lesson
First time celebrating for many of these party goers. Well done guys, A PLUS!

Our View
Waking up to this every morning at the Karioi Lodge in Raglan, walking distance to the surf, life is grand!

New Zealand
A truly amazing place