ＨＥＡＤＩＮＧ ＨＯＭＥ

Soooooo I am in Tokyo right now with 8 hours to kill until my flight home. I like the relaxation but the horrible synthesizer versions of classic rock songs like 'Let it be' and 'desperado' are about to make me go postal. Okay, seriously Japan. This version of 'we are the champions' that sounds like it's coming from a music box just doesn't work. And what's up with this keyboard? Writing this is probably going to take a while. 銃hfじぇ　名sでぇj。Yeah.

So apart from trying to tear my ears off rather than listening to this music, what have I been up to?

Shanna and I went to New Zealand for a week of just driving around the South Island, which was INCREDIBLE. The whole thing is just gorgeous. But coｌｄ．We slept in the car and woke up with ice on the inside of the windows. Yes、てゃt個ld．That cold. We drove from Christchurch up to the North end of the island　アンd．アンd　アンd　、I which is apparently Japanese for and looked at Marlborough Sound and Abel TasMan National Park. We hiked along the gorgeous coastline, with big boulders, clean white beaches and clear green-blue water.　We stayed in hostels after the first couple nights, especially because it got pretty first couple nights, especially because it got pretty rainy.　Down the West　Coast we found tropical-looking beaches with jungle growing right down to the rocky coastline. I felt　Like I was in Swiss Family Robinson. If you I was in Swiss Family Robinson. If youre wondering what's with the random capital letters, it Seems TO BE THE ONLY　wAY TO STOP THE KEYBOARD FROM LAPSING INTO ITS NATIVE LANGUAGE. アンDのWi:M STUCK IN CAPS. ANYWAYS, JUST A FEW KILOMETRES SOUTH OF THE JUNGLE WE FOUND THE FRANZ JOSEF AND FOX GLACIERS. IT WASNT EVEN THAT COLD BUT THEY WERE HUGE AND AMAZING. SHANNA AND I FOUND OUT THAT THEY ARE VERY SLIPPERY UNLESS YOU HAVE SPIKY BOOTS. WE VERY SLIPPERY UNLESS YOU HAVE SPIKY BOOTS. AFTER THE SLIPPERY UNLESS YOU HAVE SPIKY BOOTS. AFTER THE GLACIERS WE WENT TO THE BEACH, WHICH SEEMED STRANGE TO ME ．ｂＵＴ　ＴＨＥＲＥ　ＷＥＲＥ　ＳＴＩＬＬ　ＳＮＯＷＹ　ＭＯＵＮＴＡＩＮＳ　ＶＩＳＩＢＬＥ　ＯＶＥＲ　ＴＨＥ　ＤＵＮＥ．ｗｅ　ｈＥＡＤＥＤ　ＩＮＬＡＮＤ　ＴＯ　ＱＵＥＥＮＳＴＯＷＮ　ＯＮＣＥ　ＩＴ　ＷＡＳ　ＤＡＲＫ．

ｔＨＥ　ＰＬＡＣＥ　ＷＥ　ＳＴＡＹＥＤ　ＡＴ　ＴＨＡＴ　ＮＩＧＨＴ　ＷＡＳ　ＯＬＤ　ＡＮＤ　ＤＥＳＥＲＴＥＤ　ＡＮＤ　ＩＴ　ＲＥＭＩＮＤＥＤ　ＭＥ　ＯＦ　ＴＨＥ　ＭＯＶＩＥ　ＴＨＥ　ＳＨＩＮＩＮＧ．ｉＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＭＯＲＮＩＮＧ　ＩＴ　ＷＡＳ　ＲＡＩＮＩＮＧ，　ＴＨＥＮ　ＩＴ　ＳＴＡＲＴＥＤ　ＳＬＥＥＴＩＮＧ，　アンＤ　ウェＮ　ｉ　ＷＡＳ　ＣＯＯＫＩＮＧ　ＴＯＡＳＴ　ＳＨＡＮＮＡ　ＲＡＮ　ＩＮ　ＳＡＹＩＮＧ　’ＩＴ’Ｓ　ＳＮＯＷＩＮＧ！’ＡＮＤ　ＷＥ　ＷＥＲＥ　ＢＯＴＨ　ＲＥＡＬＬＹ　ＥＸＣＩＴＥＤ．ｓＯ　ＷＥ　ＤＲＯＶＥ　ＴＨＲＯＵＧＨ　ＴＨＥ　ＳＮＯＷ　ＴＯ　ＱＵＥＥＮＳＴＯＷＮ，　ＷＨＥＲＥ　Ｉ　ＳＡＷ　ＡＮ　ＡＭＥＲＩＣＡＮ　ＦＲＩＥＮＤ　ＯＦ　ＭＩＮＥ　ＷＡＬＫＩＮＧ　ＤＯＷＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＳＴＲＥＥＴ　ＳＯ　ＷＥ　ＳＴＯＰＰＥＤ　ＴＯ　ＳＡＹ　ＨＩ．　　ｗＥ　ＷＥＮＴ　ＴＯ　ＭＩＬＦＯＲＤ　ＳＯＵＮＤ　ＴＨＡＴ　ＡＲＶＯ　ＡＮＤ　ＳＡＷ　ＯＮＥ　ＯＦ　ＴＨＥ　ＭＯＳＴ　ＧＯＲＧＥＯＵＳ　ＰＬＡＣＥＳ　Ｉ　ＨＡＶＥ　ＥＶＥＲ　ＢＥＥＮ．　ｉＴ　ＷＡＳ　ＩＮＣＲＥＤＩＢＬＥ　ＴＯ　ＳＥＥ　ＴＨＥ　ＳＴＥＥＰ　ＭＯＵＮＴＡＩＮＳ　ＲＩＳＩＮＧ　ＯＵＴ　ＯＦ　ＴＨＥ　ＳＯＵＮＤ　ＡＳ　ＴＨＥ　ＳＵＮ　ＳＥＴ　ＢＥＨＩＮＤ　ＴＨＥＭ．　ＩＴ　ＷＡＳＮ’Ｔ　ＳＯ　ＩＮＣＲＥＤＩＢＬＥ　ＴＯ　ＦＩＮＤ　ＴＨＡＴ　ＴＨＥ　ＲＯＡＤ　ＷＡＳ　ＣＬＯＳＥＤ　ＷＨＥＮ　ＷＥ　ＴＲＩＥＤ　ＴＯ　ＬＥＡＶＥ　ＡＮＤ　ＷＥ　ＷＥＲＥ　ＦＯＲＣＥＤ　ＴＯ　ＳＴＡＹ　ＩＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＯＮＬＹ　ＬＯＤＧＥ　ＷＩＴＨ　ＢＡＣＫＰＡＣＫＥＲ　ＡＣＣＯＭＯＤＡＴＩＯＮ．

ＡＮＤ　ＴＨＥ　ＲＯＡＤ　ＷＡＳ　ＣＬＯＳＥＤ　ＷＩＴＨ　ＧＯＯＤ　ＲＥＡＳＯＮ　ＴＯＯ，　ＡＳ　ＩＴ　ＳＮＯＷＥＤ　４０　ＣＭ　ＩＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＰＡＳＳ　ＴＨＡＴ　ＮＩＧＨＴ　ＡＮＤ　ＴＨＥ　ＮＥＸＴ　ＤＡＹ．　ＩＴ　ＷＡＳ　ＲＡＩＮＩＮＧ　ＤＯＷＮ　ＷＨＥＲＥ　ＷＥ　ＷＥＲＥ　ＢＵＴ　ＷＥ　ＨＡＤ　ＦＵＮ　ＢＥＩＮＧ　ＬＡＺＹ　ＡＮＤ　ＥＡＴＩＮＧ　ＷＨＡＴ　ＦＯＯＤ　ＷＥ　ＨＡＤ．

ＡＦＴＥＲ　ＢＥＩＮＧ　ＳＮＯＷＥＤ　ＩＮ　ＦＯＲ　４０　ＨＯＵＲＳ　ＯＲ　ＳＯ，　ＷＥ　ＦＩＮＡＬＬＹ　ＧＯＴ　ＴＯ　ＤＲＩＶＥ　ＵＰ　ＴＨＲＯＵＧＨ　ＴＨＥ　ＰＡＳＳ　ＡＮＤ　ＰＬＡＹ　ＩＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＳＮＯＷ．　　ＳＩＮＣＥ　ＷＥ　ＨＡＤ　ＬＯＳＴ　Ａ　ＤＡＹ　ＡＮＤ　Ａ　ＨＡＬＦ　ＯＦ　ＴＲＡＶＥＬ，　ＷＥ　ＨＡＤ　ＴＯ　ＳＴＡＲＴ　ＨＥＡＤＩＮＧ　ＢＡＣＫ　ＴＯＷＡＲＤ　ＣＨＲＩＳＴＣＨＵＲＣＨ．ｔＨＥ　ＬＡＳＴ　ＭＯＲＮＩＮＧ　ＷＥ　ＷＥＮＴ　ＴＯ　Ａ　ＮＡＴＩＯＮＡＬ　ＰＡＲＫ　ＷＨＥＲＥ　ＴＨＥＲＥ　ＷＥＲＥ　ＳＯＭＥ　ＰＥＲＦＥＣＴＬＹ　ＲＯＵＮＤ　ＢＯＵＬＤＥＲＳ　ＯＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＢＥＡＣＨ　ＴＨＡＴ　ＷＥＲＥ　ＲＥＡＬＬＹ　ＣＯＯＬ．ｗＨＥＮ　ＷＥ　ＧＯＴ　ＢＡＣＫ　ＴＯ　ＳＹＤＮＥＹ，　ＷＥ　ＳＰＥＮＴ　Ａ　ＤＡＹ　ＡＴ　ＴＨＥ　ＺＯＯ　ＷＨＩＣＨ　ＷＡＳ　ＡＷＥＳＯＭＥ　ＡＮＤ　ＴＨＥＮ　ＷＥＮＴ　ＴＯ　ＨＩＬＬＳＯＮＧ　ＯＮ　ＳＵＮＤＡＹ．ｓＨＡＮＮＡ　ＬＥＦＴ　ＯＮ　ＭＯＮＤＡＹ　ＡＮＤ　Ｉ　ＨＵＮＧ　ＯＵＴ　ＷＩＴＨ　ＭＹ　ＦＲＩＥＮＤ　ＫＩＳＳ　ＵＮＴＩＬ　Ｉ　ＬＥＦＴ　ＳＹＤＮＥＹ　ＬＡＳＴ　ＮＩＧＨＴ．

ａＬＳＯ，　ＢＥＦＯＲＥ　ＧＯＩＮＧ　ＴＯ　ＮＥＷ　ＺＥＡＬＡＮＤ，　ＤＡＲＣＹ　ＡＮＤ　Ｉ　ＷＥＮＴ　ＳＵＲＦＩＮＧ　ＩＮ　ＷＥＳＴ　ＯＺ　ＦＯＲ　Ａ　ＦＥＷ　ＤＡＹＳ．　　Ｉ　ＤＩＤＮ’Ｔ　ＧＥＴ　ＴＯ　ＳＵＲＦ　ＮＯＲＴＨ　ＰＯＩＮＴ，　ＷＨＩＣＨ　ＷＡＳ　ＷＨＡＴ　Ｉ　ＷＡＳ　ＡＩＭＩＮＧ　ＦＯＲ，　ＢＵＴ　Ｉ　ＤＩＤ　ＣＡＴＣＨ　ＳＯＵＴＨ　ＰＯＩＮＴ　ＢＲＥＡＫＩＮＧ　ＲＩＧＨＴ　ＯＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＲＯＣＫＳ　ＡＴ　ＡＢＯＵＴ　４　ＦＴ　ＷＩＴＨ　ＤＯＵＢＬＥ　ＯＶＥＲＨＥＡＤ　ＳＥＴＳ．ＤＲＹ　ＲＯＣＫＳ　ＦＡＺＥ　ＭＥ　ＶＥＲＹ　ＬＩＴＴＬＥ　ＴＨＥＳＥ　ＤＡＹＳ．　ＴＨＥ　ＳＭＡＬＬＥＳＴ　ＤＡＹ，　ＷＨＥＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＬＯＣＡＬＳ　ＳＡＩＤ　ＩＴ　ＷＡＳ　ＦＬＡＴ，　ＴＨＥＲＥ　ＷＥＲＥ　５　ＦＴ．　ＳＥＴＳ　ＯＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＲＥＥＦＳ　ＳＯＵＴＨ　ＯＦ　ＴＯＷＮ．　ｉ　ＤＩＤＮ’Ｔ　ＧＥＴ　ＴＨＥ　ＢＡＲＲＥＬＳ　ＴＨＡＴ　ｉ　ＷＡＮＴＥＤ，　ＢＵＴ　ｉ　ＭＵＳＴ　ＡＤＭＩＴ　ＴＨＡＴ　ＭＹ　ＣＵＴＢＡＣＫＳ　ＡＮＤ　ＨＡＣＫＳ　ＨＡＶＥ　ＢＥＣＯＭＥ　ＭＵＣＨ　ＭＥＡＮＥＲ　ＯＦ　ＬＡＴＥ．

ｎＯ　ＬＯＮＧＥＲ　ＡＢＬＥ　ＴＯ　ＳＴＡＮＤ　ＴＨＥ　ＣＯＮＦＵＳＩＯＮ　ＯＦ　ＴＨＩＳ　ＳＴＲＡＮＧＥ　ＫＥＹＢＯＡＲＤ，　ｉ’ＬＬ　ＳＡＹ　ＧＯＯＤＢＹＥ　ＦＲＯＭ　ＪＡＰＡＮ　ＡＮＤ　ＳＥＥ　ＹＯＵ　ＡＬＬ　ＩＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＳＴＡＴＥＳ　ＤＵＲＩＮＧ　ＴＨＥ　ＣＯＭＩＮＧ　ＦＥＷ　ＷＥＥＫＳ．　　ｉＴ　ＨＡＳ　ＢＥＥＮ　ＡＮ　ＡＷＥＳＯＭＥ　ＴＲＩＰ　ＡＮＤ　Ｉ’ＶＥ　ＧＲＯＷＮ　Ａ　ＬＯＴ　ＳＩＮＣＥ　ＬＥＡＶＩＮＧ　ＨＯＭＥ ＩＮ　ＪＡＮＵＡＲＹ．　ＬＯＯＫＩＮＧ　ＦＯＲＷＡＲＤ　ＴＯ　ＣＡＴＣＨＩＮＧ　ＵＰ　ＷＩＴＨ　ＥＶＥＲＹＢＯＤＹ．