EN FRANCAIS PLUS BAS MORE PHOTOS HERE So on day 5, enter the merry group Nicolette and her Dad Wim from the Netherlands, Bryn and his Dad Graham, and John all from the UK; and sadly, exit Josh. Suprisingly, there are no Germans in the group, while so far, it had seemed to me that there were more Germans than Kiwis in New Zealand... That evening, we camp in Okarito, a big town by South Island West Coast standards: at least 30 houses, and electricity. The evening dinner is a real feast: pork, lamb, chicken and veggies, roasted in a "hangi," the traditional Maori oven. Really easy to use: Dig a hole on the beach, fill it with some driftwood and light a fire. Once the fire is going well, place big flat stones on top
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