21.20 Manapouri: Circle trail to mountain top: 21.21 Rainbow Reach, part of Kepler Track: 21.22 Lake Te Anau walk and some fun, plus New Zealand arrival narrative continued.
We finally get all our ducks in a row except for those we didn't. Alternatively, "when the ducks come marching in..." or, left, left, left right...hey, you in front, 'vat die pas, jou bliksem'. Trying to say 'G'day, Mate' to a New Zealand robin. More color on the trails although the stoats are destroying birdlife. We left Hawaii, a state that is at war with the mainland over fruits. However, because we were leaving for New Zealand via the Island, we passed through a special area in which we were not checked for dangerous fruits. Hawaii could not care whether we infected any other country. Such is brotherly love amongst nations. Our flight of nine hours took us across the international dateline meaning that we lost a day, twenty-three hours to be precise. It’s quite confusing when that happens, particularly when relating to people living in different time zones. This meant we did not live through a Thursday—a day in our life ...