Kristopher's New Zealand Trip

Hey team. So its been a while since I have posted anything but there hasn't really been that much to post. Lately we have still been hanging out in the hostel. We have indeed found work though. Mostly so far what we have been doing is bud rubbing. Basically what that is, is you go to every vine and rub off all the buds and shoots of the bottom so when we you spray herbasides the plants won't die. It doesn't sound that complicated but if you want to know what it feels like, run a couple of miles bent over and the sand-paper your fore arms. Luckly you get gloves for you hands, but they cost 5 bucks a pair. Anywho we are still making good money doing that even though it is painful.

Last week we went on a hike with out new British friend Jon. It was a lot of fun. We hiked up this massive hill, and then once we are on top we hiked along the ridge for quite a while. It was quite beautiful and there we some nice views. We were aiming to get to this lookout that showcased a nice view of a dam. Well when we got their the view was ok and the dam was just a dirt ridge. Nobody had been down that trail for a long time and we realized why.

Yesterday we went fishing with Jon's friend. Luckly we already had our fishing tackle so we didn't have to buy any. After picking up some frozen pilchards for bait we went out to the river mouth to fish the ocean for Kahawai. After about half an hour of fishing a caught one. Ten minutes later Jordan caught one. They were nice and big and were really fun to catch. Later that evening Jordan and Jon ate them. I am allergic so I didn't join in. They tasted really good apparantly. I will post some pictures up in the photo section if you want to check them out. There will also be some pictures of the hostel we are in if you couldn't watch the youtube video.

Missing everyone

Kris