in search of frodo

i know what a miracle eh? two blogs in three days - and what a three days it has been. i truly feel as though i am reliving lord of the rings around every turn. from mordor to the shire - its all here and looking every bit as cool. think ricky is getting a bit annoyed with the continual gollum impressions and the me sighting everything as "the precious" but hey i still find it quite funny. think i might find myself tipped in to mount doom and not the ring if i am not careful (i have some great photies of it by the way which i will upload next time i am on).

since i last blogged we have become pretty steeped in maori culture - we went to a traditional hangi feast the other night and the food was just immense. ricky learnt the haka which was so funny, his rolling eyes and thigh slapping kept everyone entertained. i didnt escape lightly however and was invited to learn the traditional art of poi dancing - whatever training i had received in the past escaped me big time as i was useless - it was so difficult - will need to sign up to classes when i return, i wont let a ball and string get the better of me.

yesterday was pretty much spent driving south and we passed through some pretty spectacular countryside as the sun was still shining. after staying at a really nice spot near a beach on the east coast (where incindentally the beach was used as a road and people let their dogs out drove on about a mile so the dog could run behind them and pick them up!!!!!!!!!) we got on the road nice and early this morning - making it into wellington at about 12.30pm.

we had a nice saunter through the center and then took a cable car trip to the top of the hill where the botanic gardens are to get an immense view of the city. we then strolled down through the gardens and ended up at the really cool beehive parliament building. wellington really is a lovely city, very european with loads of coffee shops and cool wee alley ways. we have another day here tomorrow as we are hoping to get to the nz v india cricket test match, something which we are both pretty excited about before getting on the ferry on sat morning to head for the south island.

its all go and its a great feeling not to have a clue where we are going to be staying the day after tomorrow - we are just going where the road takes us. and with that i shall leave you with the words of that great hobo who whistled and then sang - theres a road, keeps on callin me, down the road thats where i'll always be - every step i take i make a new friend...................................................................................... (cant remember the rest but sure you get the gist) ....... maybe tomorrow i'll wanna settle down, until tomorrow i'll just keep moving on, do do de do do do xxx

ps some new photies for you http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=86885&id=732850985&l=3c573a3a1e