NZ-Ahipara and Paihia

hey there, in Paihia now. The internet actually works here and is quick. things are much more catered towards travellers here. we actually have me other people like our age and stuff. Not very good weather though which is unfortunate. but oh well, gonna try to make the best of it. Ok not sure what i wrote on the previous blog so some may overlap but i'll try to fill some blanks. So we were in Ahipara, and drove up to the cape which was neat. We did some sand dune boarding down what they called Psyco alley or something so then we invented psyco gap which is where you have to aim between a rock a tree at the bottom, hehe. it was fun, always trying to make things more interesting. We then drove down the creek, another thing that you would never get a way with in canada down to the beach. it was really cool going down the beach, kinda wish we had a litte more intense car then we could go all the way but oh well we got the idea. The next day after another quiet night we figuerd that we would hit the beach again and that our sunburns had recoverd enough. so Jesse went and got a surf board and we headed out. so nice. i love the beach, especially where the skimboarding is so so good. and no wetsuit needed and the surf is fun too. we then drove to Kaitia where we saw a cool museum with the curator who loved canada. and again, so funny when you tell people where you are planning to go next and they are so shocked, "wow that's like a 2 hour drive away!" hehe silly new zealanders and there small distances. we then dorve to Paihia and were pleasantly surprised to see that there are like other tourists here and lots of restaurants, etc... so here we got a hostel room, luxury. beds and pillows and such. cool though good change. today we did pretty much nothing, woke up when wewanted, talked to people and ate and had a nap and then went for a long walk around and got some groceries for dinner. that's about it. tomorrow gonna try to do a cruise but weather dependant, it was pouring here for a lot of the day(another reason for the laziness). it's gonna be fun going to a bar tonight that closes at 1am! yah! take care everyone