Hi everyone!
We are finally outta the Bush and thank goodness.. We were at Lake Waikeromoana and it was 4 days of camping and tramping and I finished it all - a surprise to some of you I'm sure!!
The first day was hell climbing this huge hill (1000m height gain but with spectacular views at the top) with our heavy backpacks (Erins- 15kgs; Als 25kgs). I looked like a crazy German tourist with my borrowed walking sticks..kinda funny to see me "NYC fashion girl" doing it... Al was even struggling with the huge hill. Al, of course, breezed through the rest of the tramp with no problems (Al - no he didn't) but me not showering for 4 days was well, let's say, a new experience!!! interesting eh!!!
We met some cute Mauri kids at one of the outback wilderness huts. They loved Al and I and were very cute. They taught us Mauri words and songs, Two tiny girls had pictures of themselves in the bush carrying around a huge, dead pig that was actually bigger than both of them put together that their dad had killed earlier...go figure. They were only 13 years old and tougher than I will ever be and maybe a little tougher then Al ;-) (Al: definitely tougher than me!)
We are now in a beautiful beach town called Napier and staying in a great B&B on the oceanfront. This afternoon we are going to swim with the dolphins and then go on a wine tasting tour. The weather is beautiful and life (now back to normal) is pretty good! We will be uploading pictures soon (as we have a lot of them) so please check back shortly. Miss you all!
E & A xxx
P.S. Amy if I had a picture of Lam believe me that would be up right next to the title. Lam is currently the official mascot :-)
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