I missed out something massive that i did whilst in Queenstown. The day before we were supposed to leave after a particularly drunken night, i got on a bus outside of base for a five hour journey to Milford Sound. Check it out on the internet that place is amazing. After an amazing incredible hungover 5 hour bus journey stopping off at some of the most amazing sights i jumped off the bus and got on the boat that would give us a tour round Milford Sound, it wasnt a very nice day with a lot of cloud and rain. The free buffet on the boat was lovely aswell, for three hours i braved the elements on the top deck and admired the stunning surroundings that were passing us by. Milford sound is literally filled with the most amazing waterfalls, all falling down the most epic rock faces i have ever seen, 500 metre falls from nothing on some of them the water didnt reach the bottom and was whipped off the rock face by the wind. Went to the underwater observatory which was so bad im not gonna say any more about it. After three hours of waterfalls and stunning scenery we docked back in at the dock (obviously). And got back on the bus for the long drive back to Queenstown, Had a ferguburger and another drunken night.

Soooo carrying on from christchurch,
we are currently in recovery mode, doing all we can to recoup lost sleeping hours. but anyway from christchurch we make for kaikoura, we've been in kaikoura before so we now what its like there. The driver mentions dolphim swimming and as ive already mentioned it to parents and the girls, i basically have to do it. So i do it! Dolphin swimming eek. I'm in full on girly excitement mode. Put on the wetsuit, go go go, no wait got to watch the 3 hour safety briefing first. then we can go go go, get on the bus go go go, get on the boat go go go, find a pod of 50 dolphins, over the side ahhhhhh, jump in head down. thought i couldnt breath for bout 2 minutes that water is sooo cold, eventually warm up, ahhh dolphins everywhere, imagine not being able to see two metres in front of you and then suddenly pow three little dusky dolphins whip past at full speed about a foot away from your face. Bloody hell, after fivee minutes of this the dolphins leave we get on the boat and go to the location where a lot of dolphins have been found i mean a pod of about three hundred dolphins swimming round and jumping out the water. crazy. jump back in the water swim over to the dolphins, try and make dolphin noises i eventually start humming the star wars theme, try to make dolphin movements swimming in circles and diving, cant swim in circles very fast, on;y dive once, wayyy too nervous about insane dolphin swimming, all in all i look pretty stupid, pretty good way of attracting dolphins though as they all seem to love swimming round us, still doesnt mean i no longer almost poo myself as one speeds out the murk straight at my head! eventually they call us in, we geet out the wetsuitsa into warmer clothes, and i go out and sit on the fron of the boat, we now have a half hour for just watching the dolphins, these dolphins were so fun we always had a few swimming just in front of the boat and then there'd always be a few popping in and out the water around us doing flips and jumps, there were also a few common dolphins which were slightly bigger. We also saw a few wandering albatrosses which were massive. hmmm what else we a seal as well althpough wed seen so many at the seal colony before just sitting around lazing in the sun then getting angry at people and growling at them that we dont really think seals are that amazing anymore. Anyway after dolphin swimming i went and got henry to come skating at the little skate park in town, then we went and bought some rice and korma sauce, worst meal ive ever had, first of all we had set the oil in the oan on fire, quite a good fire as well then we didnt have anything but rice and kormja sauce, so no milk, no chicken no onions, just rice and korma. horrible. watched american psycho then went to bed. In the morning we got on the bus to set off for wellington. got on the ferry to wellington all very boring, got to wellington went for a little stroll around the place, kinda grimy really, got a dominos, large dominos for 7$ which is around 3.50 in english money, fantastic. Went to bed pretty early, still recovering from queenstown, anyway now im here typing this in the morning, not sure what we're doing today, hopefully something fun. Anywayyy gotta go now, au revoir. On a side note can my family stop challenging me to a race it will only ever lead to embarrasment for all the challengers involved. I havent been away for that long that you've forgotten how physically supreme i am i hope? ;) byeeeeeee