How to jump out of a plane...

1. Just put your name down. If you don't then you'll never do it.

2. Breathe!

3. Get a nice man who knows what he is doing, then attached yourself to him.

4. Constantly remember point 2.

5. Try not to think about it and enjoy.

I had a brilliant time. The paragliding bit of it was my favourite. Still can believe I did it! It went so quickly! On the video, I just look like an alien. Totally unhuman!

Hanging out in Wanaka for a couple of days, gonna visit the Paradiso cinema and then onto Queenstown to find a job and party for my birthday!

FRANZ JOSEF

Franz Josef. A world heritage site, people have been hiking up the glacier for the past 100 years and today I joined that clan. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to hack it physically but if two old biddies from Melbourne can do it, SO CAN I! And I did!

I did the 4 hour hike and the worst part was walking up some steep stone steps to get to the glacier. Totally know how Sam, Frodo and Gollom felt. Up the stairs, precious!

It was beautiful up there. Nature is truly something to awe and really be terrified at!

TO BED NOW!

I truly believe that it is impossible to look attractive while doing activity sports!

Yesterday I went kayaking on Lake Mapourika with Franz Josef in the background. I paddled for 3 k across the Lake (into wind!) and then down a river which has rain forest all around it. Apparently Franz Josef is the one of the only places in the world that has a rain forest climate at the bottom of its glacier! I used to go kayaking alot when I was younger and it was great to get back onto the water. Generally the only time I am on the water is in a boat with my Dad.

To point out the obvious, I was knackered when I got back.

Quick Post!

In the South Island. It is stunning! Went to the pancake rocks today. Amazing!

Glacier walk on Friday to come. May do a skydive on the 3rd....

Pub party tonight. Possible hangover tomorrow....

LOTR in NZ

Went on the LOTR Movie tour today. 8 hour day with some hiking involved. I am shattered.

It was a really interesting trip and I was pleased that the triva I knew already was confirmed by Ted the guide (who has a brother that works at Weta)

Too knacked to go into at the moment so here is a photo of me and two other people on the tour.

Cant you guess which scene we are doing?

Bellydancing weird dream...

Right! I'm off to the South Island on Monday. The land of the mountains! I have had a look at the facebook pictures of the people I have met who have moved onto the South Island already and it looks LUSH! I just know I'm going to be snappy happy! I have contacted around 8 farms and 3 have got back to me. I feel happy that I have seen everything that Wellington has to offer. Been here a month. Time to move on.

But! Before I go I will be going on the Wellington Movie/ Lord of the Ring Tour. CAN NOT WAIT!!!!!!! Plus Ian is moving into the hotel this week so I'll have a drinking buddy for my last couple of days in the land of the wind and the rain.

Had a bit of a weird morning dream (not daydream!) this morning. Details are sketchy at best, but I was on a film set and I was playing the role of a woman who had to get dressed up in bellydancing gear and dance away to save a roman soldier who I think was Vinnie Jones. Afterwards it was like the euphoria after finishing a play and I got this massive hug and it was from Russell Crowe as Maximus.

Bizzare, yes I know!

Wonder what it means...

Not on!

Well this week has been interesting. I work with a girl who is having problems with her partner. What sort of problems? Domestic violence. And last night it came to a head.

They were living together in a private room but the girl had enough and they both moved into the backpacker dorms of the hotel. Last night they both (including myself) were getting tiddly (tried to find some cheap whiskey but had to make do with vodka and coke). Basically while a group of us (including the bloke) were playing cards the girl came to get a cigerette, he wouldn't give them to her so she took them. The force that he pulled her back and grabbed her arm was shocking! Later on in the evening aparently he went on to punch her in the head. WTF!?!? Bouncers got involved but for some reason he is still allowed in the hotel- I would of kicked him out ages ago!

This morning, to show that he 'felt bad' he presented to her a bottle of lemonade.

The mind boggles!

The really distrubing thing about this guy is that he came to apologies to everyone who witnessed the aggression very politly. Scary that he could turn the nice button on and off so easily.


Ladies it is simple, like my Mother told me years ago, if someone is violent to you GET OUT! No second chances. If they can do it once they can do it again!

Let me eat cake...then regret it!

You know when you have the munchies and a McDonalds seems to be a good idea at the time and then afterwards you have the tummy pains to say "Stupid cow". Well I have those, but instead of a McDonalds its a latte and a piece of cake. Really nice cake. Mouth-watering piece of cake. MMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Today I decided to move into the Dorm rooms of the Cambridge Hotel because a) I wasn't meeting anyone stuck in my single bedroom on the 1st floor, and b) its gonna be way cheaper!

After talking to my parents recently (and considering some other things that have happened this trip), I have realised something about myself.
I feel safe in my solitude but it also bores me at the same time.
That's probably reason c) for my move into the Backpackers area of the hotel. I need to put myself outside of my comfort zone. My family have been saying that for years, but it is so easy to stay in that bubble.
Hoping to meet people that I can actually do stuff with, instead of seeing things with my ipod in my ears.

Looking forward to next week when Ian (who I work with) moves into the hotel for a couple of days. Going to go out on a pub crawl!!! Hell yeah. Probably a British thing to say but, I feel as though I need to let my hair down and get drunk (sorry Mum and Dad...er...DISCLAIMER: DRINK RESPONSIBLY!)!