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Published: December 9th 2005
Hi guys, this is the end of our little adventure, so we can no longer gloat and soak in hot spa baths! BUGGER!
We ended the NZ odyssey in Auckland, pretty well a full circle.
We went to Rangitoto Island, a marine volcanoe that sprung up 600 years ago just off the coast of Auckland. It's a weird place full of volcanic lava rock but also loads of flora which shouldn't be able to grow there!! Apparently lichen settled on the rock and then created a humus that other flora could grow on, gradually allowing for trees to grow there too. The NZ Pohutakawa "Xmas tree" was about to flower with bright red blooms just as we were leaving for the UK.
From NZ we flew to Japan via Korea. Korea was snow laden which gave us a taste of what's to come! We got to Narita and looked up Lindsey, a Sheffield student, and went off to train with Sato sensei near Shinjuku. Good session and Scott's foot bled....unheard of!!
Went to the pub for food and beers with the club and then back to Lindseys for a drop of the wee Scot's whisky until the wee hours! Got about
3 hours sleep before dragging ourselves to the airport for our separate flights back to the UK.
THAT'S ALL FOLKS
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Découvrons encore d'autres photos, c'est jamais fini!!!mais c'est beau, dépaysant, vivifiant.bisous