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Pretty nice down here except for the fact that internet is expensive and is done by smoke signal i think. So far I have gone blackwater rafting which is tubing in caves. Saw glow worms and jumped off some 10m cliffs. Water was colder than anything ever but hey i had a nice thick wetsuit. Went whitewater rafting and hit some kick ass rapids on the day after the river was closed. Highest most of the guides had ever done it. Wanted to go trout fishing in Taupo but it rained the whole time. Went on a 4 day 100k trek in Abel Tasman National Park. Very nice very sunny but climbing up to 1100m from the coast it got pretty cold pretty quick in a crappy little hut with no firewood. Going glacier hiking tomorrow. Hiked through California redwoods. Saw multiple seal colonies. No kiwi sightings yet. All is good. Rotorua smelled like sulfur from the hot pools. Stopped at hot water beach where you can dig a hole and it fills with geothermally heated water. Almost boiling but it feels great. The scenery is beautiful and they have the Southern Alps here. People are alright. Perhaps nicer than Aussies. Ciao. More to come.