The road goes ever and on Down from the door where it began Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say. -Bilbo Baggins

3.05.2008

the denouement

So the rest of New Zealand seems like a blur. But there were some good highlights. Like Lake Matheson...where you can get the picture perfect Bob Ross shot. And Queenstown...the adventure town where you can do anything. Go high speed boating on this lake. Or jump off the karawaki Bridge...where commerical bungee jumping was first sparked.My birthday was spent in Dunedin. I went on a tour of the Cadbury Chocolate Factory. We went into one of those giant silos to see a ton of old chocolate being dumped from a giant bucket above into giant vats below. They give you tons of free chocolate. Im allergic to chocolate. The lady was like why are you even here? My reply: to see the factory processes I dont know its my birthday what else was there to do in Dunedin? See the architectural marvel that is the main railway station?Walk around this old port town?Ah I remember, climb the worlds steepest street. Its even recognized in the Guiness Book of World Records as such. With a crazy 45 degree incline I believe it. We made our way back towards Christchurch and I figured Id stop along the route to do some insane Class V rapid whitewaterafting in the land of Rohan. We were pretty close to Ederas and the scenery surrounding the Rangitata River did feel a like like Rohan. Typical rafting adventure with the occasional life threatening Class V drop here and there. Totally worth it yo. Yet I still think the Upper Gaulley River in West Virginia is more challenging. And that was all for New Zealand. Definitely must go back, and if you havent been there, well youre just missing out on one of Earths most beautiful countries. I suppose you can just watch Lord of the Rings in the meantime, but trust me its way better up close and in person.

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