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Annemarie's Amazing Adventure: June 2011
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My journeys through New Zealand. Thursday, June 23, 2011. This is just an update to say that I'm still alive and still traveling. I'm very tired at the moment. I am also tired of keeping track of everything I do. So I've kind of slowed down on keeping a travel diary for now. Napier was great. Beautiful, art deco town. My hostel was great and comfy and cheap. It had free veggie soup at night that reminded me of my mom's cooking. I've just returned to Wellington on the bus, but I leave again early in the m...
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Annemarie's Amazing Adventure: May 2011
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My journeys through New Zealand. Tuesday, May 31, 2011. May 31, 2011. Blenheim has been a bit of a disappointment. Oh nothing to get worked up about. Although I came close to tears of frustration a few times here. I’ve never seen so many seals, let alone babies! Our drive into Blenheim was gorgeous. Mountains and the sea and the sun in the blue sky. When I got here I went to the I-site for help in finding accommodation. In about half an hour I was at my hostel. After checking in I went to search out the ...
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Annemarie's Amazing Adventure: July 2011
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My journeys through New Zealand. Sunday, July 31, 2011. It is now only five. Five days. A lot of this time has felt like I am waiting at the airport. You know that feeling of waiting for your flight? You think to yourself, "Almost time to board. Almost time to go! Thursday, July 28, 2011. July 28, 2011. The most outrageous, outgoing, and somewhat obnoxious person was a drunk Japanese man. He kept saying, “This is my last night! This morning he was gone, but the other lovely people from last night were st...
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Annemarie's Amazing Adventure: Bed
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My journeys through New Zealand. Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Yesterday morning I woke up at 6 am and started going into a panic. A panic about sleeping in my own bed in my parents' house. Soon I will be back home, which is a good thing. A very good thing. But at 6 am the idea of being back in my old room and in my old bathroom and in my old house, I got panicky! I think it was more than just a panic of being in my old bed. It was a panic of returning to the exact same life I left behind. The cost of being...
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Annemarie's Amazing Adventure: December 2010
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My journeys through New Zealand. Friday, December 31, 2010. January 1, 2010. This morning (Dec 31) I had a lot of time to myself. It was my first day off in nine days. I went out to breakfast by myself. I went bike riding by myself. I went for a walk by myself. I ate lunch by myself. All my friends and coworkers were working! 8221; The waitress checked. There weren’t. I turned around. I walked out the door. I went to the Hobnail Cafe across the street and had French toast instead. Since I was young I ima...
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Annemarie's Amazing Adventure: Mount Maunganui
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My journeys through New Zealand. Thursday, July 28, 2011. July 24, 2011. I left Auckland yesterday and came to Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty. Penny said I would like it and I do! It’s much larger than I thought it would be. It has a huge, and beautiful downtown area and my hostel is right in the thick of it. It’s a nice, clean hostel. After church I went to the Baby Factory, a kind of outlet store for all things baby. With all the babies coming into my life I need to be prepared! But once I got to the to...
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Annemarie's Amazing Adventure: April 2011
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My journeys through New Zealand. Thursday, April 28, 2011. Doubtful Sound part 1. I just returned from spending the night on a boat in the Doubtful Sound. What an amazing place. And not only an amazing place, but a fabulous experience. Rosie has done the overnight trip twice before so her excitement for it got me even more excited. Doing this trip was a dream coming true. I chose to go kayaking, which was a first for me! 8221; So that was their standard, huh? Tuesday, April 26, 2011. I have run into mult...
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Annemarie's Amazing Adventure: November 2010
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My journeys through New Zealand. Sunday, November 28, 2010. November 28, 2010. The bike kind of needed some air in the tires, but I was too nervous to stop by the gas station and get air. So I rode this bike 6 km to the lake. I felt really ridiculous but I didn’t want to walk all the way there and then walk around the lake too. I ordered some lunch at the cafe and then also had a coffee and a gluten-free brownie. Wow! On Friday I woke up and quickly got ready and caught the bus. I got the front seat ...
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Annemarie's Amazing Adventure: Gisborne
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My journeys through New Zealand. Thursday, July 28, 2011. July 28, 2011. Gisborne has been much more exciting than I was expecting. I came in late in the dark on the bus and I wasn’t too sure of the place. The hostel was nice, but in a funny area. I made dinner and soon met some of the other folks staying here. The most outrageous, outgoing, and somewhat obnoxious person was a drunk Japanese man. He kept saying, “This is my last night! It was a beautiful day so we went up Kaiti for the views of where Cap...
