Day 9

Today I woke up early and hiked for 3 hours into the hills of New Zealand. But before that I went to the Slump Orienteering course. That was really fun! But the hike was long and beautiful, but it helped get my mind off things! I miss my family dearly, but I am meeting more and more great people everyday! I met 5 Germans on this tramp and 4 New Zealanders. I MADE sausages and baked beans to go along with it with spaghetti. I'm good...hungh??? After that we played a New Zealand card game for 2 hours, and then tried to go to bed. But you know how girls just can't go to bed right away. So Mr. Kitchin, Armond, Julianne, and myself went to the hot pools around 10. But it took us an hour to get there! But it was beautiful! I could see the spiral of the Milky Way and saw the Southern Cross! I heard a Kiwi and crossed a suspension bridge! It was great, but I didn't get back until the next day! Specifically, 2:02 in the morning! But it was a great day!