It's raining :-(
Trip Start
Oct 10, 2008
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17
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Trip End
Dec 07, 2008
Where I stayed
Franz Josef, South Island, New Zealand
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
After having a sleep we decided to return to the campsite at Rainforest Retreat (it has a bar & restuarant & a hot tub on site), which was lucky as sites were going fast and they had a problem with flooding so we had to find somewhere quick. The advantage of the Spaceship is that it has a DVD player so we watched another classic film (the not so good thing is the choice of films that they have available - think the very end of a bargain bucket). Still it helps to pass the time.
That evening we decided not to face the communal kitchen & eat in the restaurant - cue burgers & fish & chips. The place was also the accommodation for one of the backpacker buses so that evening there was a killer pool competition. Boys got 3 lives and Girls 4 lives and you had to take it in turns to pot a ball and if you didn't you lost a life (sorry if you knew how it was played, but I didn't - maybe a girl thing). Ade decided to enter. It was a real nail biting competition with some very cocky french people who were annoying the s*** out of everyone. By the end Ade was the only guy left in the competition and was against 2 girls for the prizes. Eventually it got down to sudden death between Ade & another girl - the first round they both missed the ball. Then the girl went to take another shot - she missed. Ade took his shot - OH No it looked as if he missed the ball, but not it's hit another which is in the pocket - he's won LE JACKPOT (sorry that's another story about being in a French casino) - he's won the pool competition - showed todays youth how it's done. And the prize.....2 for 1 sky dive in Queenstown - now the question is are we going to do it or not - or will the rain continue and conditions be too bad to do it (shame!).
So today is another wet day - we're currently sitting it out on an internet bus. Fingers crossed for better weather and some sight of the glacier......
Take care all.
xxx
Comments
Wet & Wild
Its all sounding fabulous, despite the wet. I'm now getting v excited for our trip - will be there in 4 weeks!
dead impressed with Ade's pool sharking, showing the French how its done - reminded me of a karaoke bar in La Plagne - we showed them then, but they didn't like it much!
Hope you manage to do the sky dive, its on my list to do - though I keep taking myself out of it - apparently, its THE ultimate adreneline rush, just not sure that I wouldn't wet myself at the terror - not so cool!
Much love & hugs, missing you
bx