Aches and Pains!

We left the farm today - thank god! I woke up this morning lifted my book that I had dropped the night before beside my bed and there was a massive dead cockroach underneath! The bed springs were soft so I was practically on the floor! Then somebody had left the light on in the bathroom so there were bugs and spiders everywhere! I cleaned my teeth in the kitchen! Of course the horse riding took it's toll on my muscles!

We headed to Te Kaha where we were to stay at a Home Stay. We stopped along the way at the East Cape lighthouse - 700 steps to the top! The views were fantastic though! On the way up to the lighthouse a german dude had got his campervan stuck whilst three point turning! So all the strong men off the bus halped to push him out! I got some good photos of this! The German dude gave us $40! for Ice Cream! Yum!

Also on the way another girl - Annie from Denmark was not so well either. Both me and Annie had been ill, so I lent her my travel pillow which she dropped out the window! We went back to look for it but couldn't find it, so we carried on and found it about 5 miles up the road. We reckon the car that went past picked it up and then threw it out their window realising that it was off our bus!

At the Te Kaha Homestay we had to wait for Paul O'Brien who's half Maori and half Irish to come back from fishing to greet us. I literally ran into the shower after not having a decent one for 24 hours! At dinner we ate snapper caught by Paul that afternoon and the most amazing strawberry cake!

We then sang songs around the table till 1 am!

- Te Kaha Homestay is in the north of the east cape area and right on the seafront. It looks towards White Island a volcanic island. There is a hot tub at the bottom of the garden pretty much on the beach! The only downside was the beds - again soft springs!