life in the van

So we have left out surf tour and picked up our van. We are living out of this thing for the next two weeks and it's pretty cool. The outside is painted all trippy and colorful. The gas here is basically the same price as back home after you do the conversion, so pretty expensive. Driving on the left hand side was tough to get used to at first and there are some weird rules here too. Auckland was the worst though, we almost got in an accident 3 mins after we picked up our van haha. O well we are two or so hours away from there now in a town called paihia, in the area called the Bay of Islands. It's awesome here, but i guess i'm just happy to be out of the city. I just way prefer to be out in the land.
It seems everytime we move somewhere new, there is a little adjustment time where it's a little uneasy getting settled but once you find your rhythm its comfortable again. I guess im just getting used to being on the road.
We are on our way north, probably to the very northern tip of NZ. We were originally planning on going to the south island, including Christchurch but that is not going to happen now. Its starting to sound like it's going to be the worst disaster NZ has ever seen in terms of death toll. The main problem is that the epicenter of the quake was right in the CBD or central business district. It even took out the tallest building in Christchurch, though it hasn't fallen yet, it defiantly will be knocked over. We were lucky though.
The people we have met so far have all been awesome possum. Local or travellers they all are in the same state of mind. Chelsey and i said it's alot like going to B.C in the summer time near a lake or something. Every town has a ton of hostels, motels, campgrounds and beaches. It's endless summer here and there's always someone to talk too or have a drink with. Anyway another update will come soon. So long

Surfing Everyday

Holy shit surfing takes alot out of you, especially when you go twice a day for a few hours each time. It's amazing though, the people are awesome and the beaches are unreal. In the house there are people from japan, scotland, holland, alaska, germany and new zealand, so we are a pretty diverse mix. All we do is eat surf, drink and sleep. We are on the most southerly point of a place called ninety mile beach, and yes the name says it all. Anyway it's lunch now so i had better go get some.

Leaving Auckland

We are about to leave to Ahipara this morning. It will be nice to get out of the city and into the country. We got totally sunburnt yesterday so the surf tour may be a little rough at first. The first thing chelsey and i noticed when we got to auckland was that it seriously had as many asians as hongcouver. I guess we just weren't expecting that haha. Our hostel room here is ok just small and boring, but thats ok as we spent all of our time walking around the city. We went swimming in the ocean yesterday at mission bay which was awesome but then the sun got to be too much for our northern skin. I guess a 50 degree tempreture swing is too much for us. Now we just have to pack and we are off to the pick up point for the surf tour. Hopefully they have free WiFi so i can do a bit more on the blog.

I hate transit time...

Here we are stuck in the Van airport for a couple hours then we are off to LA, five hours there, then Fiji, five hours there, then Auckland. Twenty eight hours total transit time, fluck. O well the final destination will be worth it. Also the we got the flights for 800 bucks, which is a steal of a deal thats the main reason we have such long lay overs. We start our awesome surf tour on the 14th and after that we have a camper van rented so we can explore the whole country. EXCITED....

First Post

Hey everyone just set up my blog. Im getting really excited to leave, it's only five days away. This is just a sample post, so check back soon.