Does anyone else think it is strange that i am not really that bothered/tired after working an 11 hour day? After a week i am slowly getting used to it i think, getting up at 6 is never fun but at least i am no longer having to physically drag my body from the bed. The day goes pretty fast as well, think it is because i am actaully enjoying the work. The one thing about it is that i do not have a lot of time to do stuff, an example being the post ing of pictures on the internet. I finished work at six, came straight to the internet cafe to check out my stuff, have to go back to the hostel now and get my gum gear, go down there for an hour or two before it closes at nine, cook my dinner and then try and be in bed by 10:30, busy busy busy.
My weekends are pretty busy as well, like i said i went up that mountain on Saturday and after some more research i found it was actually 1200 metres tall which i suppose makes it a Munro, now i just have to do 8 more before i beat the record Niall set when he was nine. The walk, while tiring, was pretty enjoyable, understand a bit better what Pa sees in the Outdoor Pursuits.
So on Sunday we rented a car and went off on another trip. This time i saw:
The Ford of Bruinin (this was where Arwen called the flood to wash away the Black Riders
The River Anduin and where the Argonoth were (the river they went down with the huge statues on it)
Also saw some mountain range that was used as a backdrop once or twice when Gandalf was heading to Minis Tirith
I actually think that i have exhausted all the LOTR sites within a 3 hour drive from Q-town so might actually start going places for other reasons now. ON sunday we were in a town called Wanaka which is around an hours drive away. It was all sunny and nice and we just sat around the lake before goig to the local cinema which was called Cinema Paridiso. It was pretty class, small eough but all the seats are either old armchairs, sofas or Laz-E-Boys. They have an intermission at half time and you can buy freashly cooked muffins and cookies or preordered pizzas and stuff. Went to see History Boys cuz it was the only thing on, a bit boring but alright.
oops, my hour is nearly up, must be off. ONe good thing about work is that i have a lot of time to think about stuff and actaully composed this in my head during the day. Hurrah for the win
30B430: Make and bury a time capsule
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3 comments:
i want to comment as i think that it's polite. but while your posts are informative and entertaining, they don't leave anything for the punters to sink their teeth into. i've done my LOTR nerd rant and being honest i ran out of small talk about NZ the day after you first told me you wanted to go there. now i'm just watching. and waiting...
oh, no wait, i got one. have you seen a kiwi tree yet? or a kiwi bird? that's definitely something you should do before you go. they call new zealanders kiwis you know. it'd be like going to ireland and not drinking guinness. although you are irish and you've never drank guinness in your life. nor do you eat fruit. hmmm. still, you like trees don't you? and birds tend to be good for a laugh. i'd say go mad.
im checking back in...
srroy for my absence,my life got robbed in Vancouver. Itll take me a day to catch up on your blogs, good posting, your an inspiration to us lesser cretins.
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