So...if you have an urge to call or text me, here is the number you dial from Canada (or US):
011 64 220 917 112
I also managed to make it out to see the house where my Dad lived between Feb and May of 1968. Pretty cool. I never knew until very recently that my Dad had lived here. Apparentely when my brothers were little, and the weather in Ottawa was cold, my Dad used to joke that he had picked the wrong country to settle in, and that they could all be in NZ in warm weather if only. The house itself is really nice, in a cute residential neighbourhood, not unlike Westboro in Ottawa. I can see, even 40 some years later, why my Dad would have chosen/liked it: big garden in front and back with a front veranda and some nice little architectural details. I will post pictures later when I have more time.
Tomorrow I head off on my first adventure. I bought what's called a backpacker's bus pass. Pretty much its a tour company that does the whole loop of the country, but you can do it at your own pace and hop off and on it as you like. I'm not usually one to sign up with tour companys, but I thought this would be the easiest and cheapest way to see all the things I want to. (I'm also hoping that I meet someone cool that I could travel with). The company itself is right up my alley, they focus on nature and the environment, seeing things off the beaten track, and leaving as little a carbon footprint behind as possible. It's called Stray Travel. http://www.straytravel.com/
The first place I go is Hahei, and according to my guide book, the population of this town is 270! Wow!
It is really close to a place called "Hot Water Beach" where for 2 hours a day, hot water oozes out from beneath the sand. I'm hoping this helps with my cold.
Anyway, bye bye for now, and stay warm! I was looking at the weather in Ottawa and it was -30 the other day. I promise not to complain about anything (not even the weird people staying in this hostel :))
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