the drive from kaikoura to picton (where we caught the ferry) was one of the most scenic. on one side you had snow capped mountains and on the other, beautiful coastline.
this is the cable car we took up to the botanical gardens in wellington.
on saturday on the way to taupo we drove past mt. ruapehu, which is next to mt. doom where we did the tongariro crossing.
our driver told us that there was a lahar (massive mud / water flow) due because of the build up of the water in one of the crater lakes. he said it could reach the road we were on and could cause a lot of damage.
we thought nothing of it but today we found out that on sunday the mud flow broke through the volcanic wall on top of mt. ruapehu's crater lake and millions of gallons of acidic water and mud washed away 130 feet of wall.
in 1953 a lahar from the same volcano killed 151 people. luckily no one was hurt this time.
this is the infamous huka falls. in reply to percy... our driver said peter plumley-walker's last words were "f*cking hell how much is this going to cost?"
we hope your all about for drinks on saturday, it's most probably going to be in the royal scot as usual. we'll let you know a time in a few days. no doubt we'll be in touch with most of you soon after being home. percy when do you get back from uni?
well we'll be back online tomorrow to waste the 4 dollars credit we have at 'global gossip' so look out for an exciting action packed post!
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the photos look great as usual! where are the ones of you two? Greg is your hair blonde? it is very strange to think you will be around at the weekend, but in a good way. it snowed last night but not too much. I haven't seen Jack Ward :-(
I was wondering about the hair Greg. Have you picked up a silly accent? In answer to your question, I'm not sure when I'm going to get back, but I'll make sure I'm there for the Saturday drinks.
I'm also a judge Dave. in fact, as there's nothing on tele, I might to a quick count.
I couldn't be bothered in the end, but I reckon my early lead may have fallen by the wayside.
Gregory, good news. I sold my dodgy ps2 on e-bay, and bought another, non-faulty one for cheaper.
With pro-evo thrown in.
and controllers and memory cards.
not many left now son about 1 i think see you soon
hope you arrived safe and sound from the bus ride, enjoy the hard rock off to work now see you later xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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