So, its nmy birthday today, so its just going to be a short entry.

So i left fiji and Arrived in at Auckland international on Friday the 27th. Immediately i was hit with how clean and western everything looked, it was like being back in L.A or London. So many people aswell all bustling around. Anyway, i caught the bus into town and booked myself in at the Fat camel hostel. Which has to be one of the best that i have stayed at so far. I stayed up late chatting to some other people in the dorm, a guy from Iceland and one from sweden, good blokes. The next day i did a bit of exploring around the very warm centre of Auckland, which isnt really anything that special. Yet later on, two english girls turned up at the Hostel, and myself and the two other guys, started drinking with them and eventually hit the town. I have to say. I had a ball, i thought it was very fun, we probably all drank a little to much, and aside a slight redecoration of the shower cubicle by Lisa, i have good memories of Auckland.
Having learnt the basics of surfing when i was in fiji, i decided that i wanted to continue. So on sunday it was of to Raglan, probably new zealands best surf destination, due to the reliable breaks, and long rides. I arrived early evening and checked into a great hostel on the waterfront. Raglan and around is beautiful and so laidback. I hired a board and wetsuit the next morning and was told that one of us would have to drive the hostel owners car down to the beach, with all trhe people wanting to surf in it. Obviously i was the first to volunteer. So that was how it went down...me driving the subaru Legacy estate. Both that day and the next. Surfing there was brilliant, and i would have stayed longer, had there not been so much that i want to do here.
So i headed to Rotorua, most widely recognised for its geothermal and volcanic activity. I spent a couple of days here and visited some incredible area's. Most notably the waimanga volcanic valley which was truely awesome. Had quite a good night out there aswell actually, when i met the girls from Auckland again.
Next i headed down to a place called Turangi. A small town that has nothing much going on, apart from good location. I stayed in a hostel that specialise in organising trips to do the tongariro crossing. This is a day hike, through the heart of Lord of the rings country. You climb up the side of Mt. Doom and walk around lakes and landscape that were used as Mordor in the films. It was absolutely beautiful and is one of the best things i have done since i have been here.
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From turangi I moved to Wellington, where i stayed the first night in a Hostel in town, the night life was pretty good. Comparable to going out in somewhere like Bristol. Didnt meet any great people though. So the next day i phoned a Family that are good friends with Mum and had told me i was more than welcome to stay. Plus they were looking after my new Debit card. Met up with their kids and watched Spiderman 3. In case you guys see that film....Evil spiderman is the most unconvincing emo kid i have ever seen.
I then went back to theres and chiled, saw a few sights around Wellinton the next day and their daughter Deborah came over who has a commercial pilots liscence, she told me that she could take me up for a flight the very next day. I jumped at the chance.
She came and picked me up the next day and we went out to the airfield right next to kapiti island. She took me around a couple of islands and over the houses that i was staying in and stuff. It was brilliant. I loved every minute of it. Being up there you get an amazing view of things and see stuff that you would never have the chance of seeing normally.
The next day me and Micheal, their son went to their beach house in Otaki. It was beautiful there, if not fucking cold, but still beautiful. We used the sea kayaks and were surfing some pretty big waves with them. It was excellent fun. We then headed back (i drove...again, because micheal dosnt have his lisence) Had some chow and then headed into Wellington for student night. That was very fun, good quality laughs. Next day i was catching the ferry and off to the south Island. Destination Picton. By a fantastic bit of luck, Deborah worked on the ferries and was working the day i sailed, i got free fish and chips and into the cinema for free. I like free stuff.