River Trip & much more

Well, I promised it wouldnt take that long, but oh well... :D
A lot of stuff has happenend again... Let's start from the beginning....
A few weeks ago my chemistry teacher asked me to come on a canoe trip down the Whanganui River. I really liked the idea of it, so I got all the stuff,  including a lot of warm clothes. Good thing, because now I have a lot of Kathmandu jackets (a NZ/Australian brand, like Jack Wolfskin).
We started our trip on the 17th May. My group drove down the North Island in 7 hours.
The next day we had to pack all of our stuff into barrels and then we started..... Paddling down the river in 5 days, camping in tents, having no proper toilets. We paddled a total of 145kms, over rapids, through rain and with sore arms and tired as. But the trip had its highlights. On the second day on the river we passed a waterfall and we had quite a lot of fun paddling up against it. Our guide Warren jumped down in a kayak :P
Unfortunately it was my birthday on the trip. But it was the last day so it was alright. We had to get up at 5.00 am though haha :D The best birthday present was the hot shower and fish and chips at the end of the day :)
I will upload a video and some pictures of the trip. My teacher Mr Cave took them and gave them to me so I could upload them. So thanks :)

They sunk  hahaha

The last day

The  whole group :)

Oh, well this waterfall...

...we paddled up against it...

... and our guide Warren jumped down :P

Bridge to Nowhere... it leads into the bush

Last dy at 7.15am :P

My neighbours birthday was just before mine, so Helen decided to throw a dinner party for them. 6 courses.... We started cooking days before. It was soooo nice. I took pictures of nearly every course. I just missed the first one :P
Oh, and I got a new haircut :) Finally! I couldnt stand that long crap anymore haha :p It's shorter now with a different fringe.I have to straighten it though :( But it looks better than my old bob :)

Garlic Prawns with sweet chili dip

Ravioli filled with spinach, ricotta and lemon, served with butter and lemon juice

Salmon with green salad

Eye Fillet with red wine jus, mashed potato and green beans

Creme Brulee and Macadamia Tarte

My birthday presents :)

Thanks so much!! xx

I didn't really have a good birthday on my trip so my mate Paxton and I decided to have a joint sweet 16 camping party in my paddock :P We organised everything in like one day and then we camped in our paddock with all our friends for two days :) It was pretty cool, but I have had enough camping for a long time now haha
We also got 10 calves now! They are so cute! Two are gonna be nursing cows so I can train them to walk right next to me or brush them :)
I'm pretty sure, that I forgot so much, but I have to do my homework now.
See ya next time guys!!! XOXO