Friday, February 29, 2008

wellington, new zealand

if you were biting your nails about my escape from agnes water, fear not! i escaped and made it back to sydney in time for my flight to new zealand. exactly how i escaped is a story for another time, possibly with a few bottles of wine to pass the time....long story short, i got back to sydney via ferry, van, car, walking, train, and plane. not joking. it was an adventure though.

and i haven't been updating at all because i just finished ten days hiking in the wilderness of New Zealand's North Island. absolutely stunning! i just loved it. i was sick as a dog for part of it, and had some nasty blisters but i climbed 3 mountains, walked for 8 hours at a time, and camped under the stars. i am still in awe of the magnificence of the wilderness here. i'll upload photos when i get a decent computer, but if you are curious to see which mountains i climbed, you can watch"Lord of the Rings" or "The Last Samurai" (i climbed "Mt. Doom" aka Mt. Ngaruhoe, and Mt. Taranaki from Samurai). ok time on computer is up, love you all.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

KATE!!! It's Rachel and Dietra hanging out in Boston! I miss you and I am so wowed and impressed by your adventures! I hope you are having tons of fun and living it up ever minute! Miss you!!!

P.S. Boston is amazing...if NYC doesn't work out, I think I have another option for us to consider! Wish you were here, but I know you're having tons of fun over on the other side of the world.

besossss, rachel and dietra