What a day!

Hey hey!!

I'm feeling better - not 100% - but nearly there... Have just arrived in Franz Josef, home to one of the three glaciers that descend into rain forrests in the world. It's a very cool (well very hot currently) place. Today has been amusing - the bus driver took it upon himself to play practical jokes on yours truly - I was 'lucky' enough to be chosen to face off and feed a ridiculously large pig at a deer farm today - then get pushed to the edge of a pond full of 'friendly' fish followed by managing to fall for the 'being interested in the weta insect' trick - which involved looking into a little tank for bugs being told to push the light switch to see them and, of course, activating a high speed jet of water onto my, by now, nervous wreck of a frame. oh you kiwis!!! ho ho ho anyways - walked up to some rocks and saw the glacier from a distance - pretty spectacular - hve splashed out for a heli-hike tomorrow - (not a walk in the park apparently.... lucky it's not called the heli-park-walk then) i have to wear those funny spikey shoes (how technnical) etc... so should be fun fun fun.. also failed to mention earlier that last night we stayed at Mahinapua and had the ''kiwi experience fancy dress party!!" accompanied with a lovely roast meal!! the theme was 'P' and i went as a 'punk' as I enjoy destroying my clothes and generally ruining my otherwise sophisticated appearance.

speak soon - take care