Day 9 - walking and sore feet

Well what a day!!! Today was the day of walking. We did a 15km walk in four hours and now we are all very... very tired. The walk went through native nz bush and up and down quite a few large hills. Our maximum accent was 200m and this was at the very start of the walk. From the top of the hills we could see two different lakes the names of which are far two hard for me to even attempt to spell. 

To get to the start of the walk we took the water taxi over one of the lakes. The driver was very nice and the end of the taxi ride was at a hot water beach. Interestingly the resent winds had washed all the weeds from the lake onto the shore and they womere acting like an electric blanket retaining the head and bringing the water the over 75 decrees. Because of this the taxi driver placed a plank over the weeds so we didnt cook. The start of the walk simply didnt exist an we had to bush bash our way in the general direction the taxi driver had pointed to find the path. The resent winds had push trees over the path in many different spots so there was a lot of maneuvering around and sometimes under them. We saw many fantails, a zn robin and some type of bell bird which we don't know. Kate had a lot of trouble with he boots first getting blisters on her heals and then her toenails began to hurt because she hadnt cut them. 

Anyway we all made it and at the very en of the walk we had a look in one of the locals fish trap and found a huge meter long rainbow trout (probably a bit of exaggerating their but it is a fish we're talking about so thats aloud). 

Pop took us out to dinner and the meals were so big I almost exploded. Kate, mum, Paul and I had fush and chups. Marg, Andy, Jeremy and Alison had steak. James had a vegitarian pizza, kieran had cofta and wedges and Morgan had a burger. For dessert Kate and I "shared" a white chocolate raspberry cheese cake and Pop and one to himself. Kieran had pavlova, James had a fatty browny which Paul pinched, mum and Morgan shared one of these as well. Also Marg had ice cream with berries. It was a fantastic meal. Throughout the night I talked to James and kieran about school, teacher girls and all that stuff cousins talk about. Once we it home I wanted to go to bed straight away but the other only turned the light out at 10:45 which was way too late for me. 

Anyway thx for reading. 

Alastair