The highlights of 2007

These highlights obviously all happened in NZ

• Paddle through the eighth natural wonder of the world: Milford Sound, Fiordland
• Meet Shep
• Three days away from the world: Abel Tasman National Park
• Meet Alrun and the fab time we had at Honi B backpackers. Vermisse dich!!!!!
• Swim with a group of dolphins
• Abseiling and blackwater rafting
• See whales
• Meet the seals
• Jetboating in Queenstown was awesome!
• Get to know my family down under and go quadbiking with Roger!!
• Sonny and Annette from Blarneys, getting pissed and go to Hidden Valley the next day
• See the All Blacks play (and win)
• Live in Auckland with Wendy
• Piha, I love Piha
• My flight to Great Barrier Island and the dolphins when I was on the ferry back to Aucks
• Losing my job in Auckland was obviously one of the highlights: if I hadn't I wouldn't have gone wwoofing in Coromandel and I wouldn't have met Shep! Love you always.

Probably forgot a few, 2007 has been absolutely amazing. I very well realise that I am a blessed person.

Happy new year!

Great Barrier Island

Great Barrier Island is one of the cutest experiences I've had in New Zealand. I flew in on wednesday and took the ferry back on sunday. By then, I knew half the people that were on the boat. I went to visit my friend Stephen, who I met while traveling through Taranaki. Great Barrier has maybe 800 inhabitants, 1 tiny shop, a couple of restaurants and pubs and that's pretty much it. Recently the island has been on tv quite a bit in New Zealand and the UK (BBC) since the programm 'Cast away' was filmed here. (Another survive-vote who is leaving- and that kind of crap programm)

Flying above the island

The airport
Flying doctorrrrrs!! The plane that took me from Auckland to the island :)

Stephen, the stubborn kiwi who doesn't read signs Sunset

A dolphin seen from the ferry, I don't know what kind

I was supposed to do the Tongariro Crossing this week, but after a 6,5 hours walk on the island I got some kind of foot injury and I can't walk properly. So, I am going back to Coromandel and soak in the spa on the deck :P at Sheps place.