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After a long day and a ferry ride across the Cook Straight I have arrived back in Wellington.

I didn’t get up to much yesterday in Kaikoura as the weather was pretty terrible. I met an old friend and went for a game of pool and then met about 10 people who had just started their trip on the Kiwi bus. We all had a few games of pool (including Killer) before we headed back to where we were staying.

Had a bit of a lay-in this morning but then headed for Picton where we got on the 1:15pm ferry. The weather is awful at the moment and it just won’t stop raining. Not that it bothers me that much as I am leaving tomorrow.

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I am now in Kaikoura after leaving Christchurch this morning. Went out last night with a friend for a drink and then headed to bed about 12 only to be up at 6am for my bus.

Had the same driver who took us from Queenstown to Christchurch and I can’t stand him. There are loads of new people on the bus who have started the Kiwi Experience. We arrived at a hostel earlier called ‘Top Spot’ and after hearing some of the tales and seeing it for myself I turned around and went and found somewhere else to stay. It’s quite a posh motel not far from the hostel but it’s like a palace in comparison. Seeing as I am nearing the end of the my trip I am going to stay in nice places rather than the bed bug ridden hell holes that Kiwi Experience put you into!

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