FINAL...ly

Hey there guys. I realize it's been forever since I've posted anything on the ol' blog, so apologies to my tens of fans, which is being generous. Life gets busy as a suave Hundredaire living in a thriving metropolis like Auckland. All kidding aside, I've pretty much been swamped with finals, essays and the like for the last month or so. But as of yesterday they are D-U-N done. Exams here are all essay exams that involve using big words and run on sentences to disguise the fact that you didn't study that chapter very well. All in all they went pretty well I think.

Anyhow, before I abuse the English language any more here is the News: Victoria and I are off to the South Island for a week and a half! It should be pretty exciting, I just hope the weather plays favorites with us. I've been impressed with the scenery here on the north island so far, other than the copious pine plantations that is. The place is green a beautiful, with great beaches and beautiful rock. From everything I've been told, this pales in comparison to the scenic beauty of the South Island. I'm looking forward to it. Traveling around in a van for a week or two with Victoria in the beautiful Southern Alps has the makings of a pretty epic road trip.

We'll fly back from Christchurch by plane, but there isn't much in the way of concrete plans so far. We'll get down to Wellington by bus and take a ferry across the Cook Straight (something I've been meaning to do). Then, hopefully the weather will cooperate and we'll do some trampin' in Abel Tasman national park (on the north part of the South island). Then it is off to Christchurch and our wicked camper van and whatever else awaits us. I'm hoping to see a Fjord, some penguins, get in some good bouldering and maybe even convince Victoria to bungee jump with me (after I do that last one, I'll go walk on water and wait for monkeys will fly out my butt). When I get back I'll post a wave of pictures the likes of which the world has never seen before, rest assured. Before I get back to fantasizing about how awesome this is going to be, let me thank everyone back home for your love and support. Have a great 4th of July, I'm really gonna miss the Gradek picnic this year. Nothing like cheap beer and explosions to celebrate the American way of life. Justin, if you are reading this, let me know how the culture shock goes man. CHEERS!!!