We've just discovered that our blog time is UK time so where it says the 14th today its really the 15th for us. This might be useful to just me in a years time, hey ho.
So today was our last usable day in Paihia and I am really going to miss it here. The people are extremely friendly and helpful. We've done everthing except skydive and scuba dive that there is to offer here and we are very sun burnt (more on our discoveries later).
So today we went to the Hole in the Rock. Which is a famous rock here called Percies Island. Its got a hole big enough for a boat to go through.. so we did. But before we got to that we found another pod of dolphins and got to watch them leaping and chasing the swimmers swimming with them. Apparently this only happens when they are making baby dolphins, so we watched mucky dolphins this morning. Dolphins do it with style I can say. Weve got lots of photos and video of them jumping.
Anyway, Hole in the Rock was cool and worth seeing. We got back and decided to chill out, as Ive not managed to stay awake past 9PM every night this week.We found a restaurant opposite our hostal that did lava rock style cooking. Faye had lamb for hers and I had salmon. I think I have blisters where the salmon fat spat at me from the rock but it was very tasty and they did apple pie for desert YAY.
We've just got back to our room and Fayes foot swelled up to about half again of its normal size. Fortunately the lady working downstairs, Rangi, said this was due to her being bitten by sand flies and her sun burn has left her with a low immune system. So she wandered into the garden and broke off a chunk of aloe vera and its worked a treat on her bites and sun burns. We are now listening to the italian guests singing over their dinner. And I am buying and aloe vera plant!
Tomorrow we are back to Auckland and then off to Tiri Tiri island to see some endangered species. You might not get a blog tomorrow as it will all be bus trip and sleeping. But if anything interesting happens we will let you know.
Hope all is well in Blighty.
Love you all
Tui and Kiwi
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