We are all Strays

Hey Teamo Supremeo

I have been up to shenagingans lately. I've joined up with Stray Bus and have actually started to see things around NZ! Booya! I'm on a roll! So far I've seen... Mount Eden, Hot Water Springs, Haihei, Catherdral Cove, Raglan, A sweet surfing beach that I can't remember the name of, Waitomo, Uncle Boy's, Rotorua and Some white water rapids and a couple waterfalls, National Park, Mount Doom, and Mount Tongarario. Yes, I have been busy.
Mount Eden = Overrated, but good to see
Hot Water Springs = 81 degree water = Too Freaking Hot! But lots of fun
Haihei = Tiny town with a cute campsite
Catherdral Cove = Kayaking and Cliff jumping and Beautiful Scenery and Body Surfing
Raglan = Awesome hostel, Beautiful star gazing, Hippies everywhere, Surfers everywhere
Some Sweet Beach = 2 Days of surfing, Bruises, Sore arms and legs, Stellar tan, Painful water rash, Extreme fitness, Starfish, Cute boys
Waitomo = Caves (That I didn't go in), Cute Cafe, Tiny playground, Tons of sun, Bus Crash, New driver
Uncle Boy's = Authentic Maori culture, Learning the Poi (a dance is a ball on a string), Seeing the boys learn the Haka (Maori War Dance), Sleeping in a room with 36 other people, Eating a lot
Rotorua = Sulpher smell EVERYWHERE, White water rafting down rapids (natually) and 3 waterfalls 1m, 3m, and 7m, Beach volleyball,Leaving the sulpher smell behind to go to...
National Park = Beautiful everything, Sacred everything, Hot tubbing, Super chill station
Tongarario Crossing = Not chill, 8 hours of walking, 18km walked (mostly up a volcano), Seeing Blue Lake and the sulpher lakes, Sliding down the side of Mount Tongarario (totally sweet!), Taking way too many pictures, Super sore legs, Extreme Extreme Fitness!!!!!!!!!!!! (love it!)

So that's the run down. I've made a bunch of friends on my different busses and had some really fun times just on the bus. I played The Last Saskatchewan Pirate song and made everyone sing and dance along. Every bus instantly nicknames me Canada... not sure why yet... I think it's because people hear about me from others before they meet me (it appears my reputation precedes me quite extensively...) and because everyone sucks at remembering names so all they can call me is my country. Suits me just fine. I love Canada. Anyway.

Plans for the nearer future. I'm going to Blue Duck Lodge for 4 days. Mark (my old boss) highly recommended it. I'll be accomanied by an old German doctor who has been travelling on my bus. He's sweet. I'm hoping to go hunting, kayaking, hiking, and horseback riding up there. Then it's on to Wellington and THE SOUTH ISLAND!!!!!!!!!!! (to get a job... cause I'm getting broke...).

Right. There you go my lovelies.
Julia