Dallon's Blog: Kiwis and birthday suits.

You know that movie, the one with the ring, and the lord, and the hobbits and whatnot? Well, remember how they live in a pretty amazing place? Well, I've been there! And funny side note about that. For the release of The Hobbit they are officially re-naming Wellington to “The Middle of Middle Earth”. Cool eh. Absolutely everything about New Zealand was pretty amazing. I stood on a beach where the arctic winds had churned the sea up so violently, that the entire beach was covered in foam. I walked through lush green rainforests past crystal blue lakes, rivers, and waterfalls that suddenly opened up into massive (although receding) glaciers. I watched dolphins swim in bays back dropped by huge snow capped mountains. I wore my birthday suit into the ocean. I panned for gold and actually found some. I even watched baby seals climb up a stream in the forest and play in a pool at the base of a beautiful waterfall. The people were almost all nice. If there was a bare spot of land it was almost always green. There are a plenty of ski resorts and good surf breaks that could easily both be done in one day. I may be rethinking my future, and it may involve this place with a small flightless bird called a Kiwi! But as for now, the time has come to leave. Sad face emoticon. But, a part of me will always be in New Zealand, well, my clothes anyway. I left them in the laundry room which was then locked at the last place I stayed. No one around to unlock it at 4am. So, it's just the clothes I was wearing that day now! Actually, I've got new clothes now, for pretty dirt cheap, but you'll have to tune in next time to find out where I got them!