I attended the Wild Food Festival in Hakatikia (spelling?) which is about 7-8 hours drive from Dunedin. Its on the west coast of NZ and so we got to drive through the fabled alps. It was gorgeous. Speaking of driving, I got my firsttaste behind the wheel of our rental car, the demon. Twas a fun adventure that took up the whole weekend. We did it roadtrip style, stopping where we felt like there were deserving attractions etc.
At the festival, everyone dresses up in crazy outfits/costumes and you go from stand to stand buying weird sometimes disgusting food. I ate...Huhu Grubs, Deer Heart, Bull Testicle, Kangaroo, Shark, Liquid Sunshine, Rose Wine, Bison, Wild Boar, and Wild Waffle (which were basically waffles, maybe a little unruly, but definitely not wild). Most were not as bad as one would think and often quite tasty. Good times. Also to note that the hostel we stayed at was awesome and we did a nice hike on the way home. If you want to see the slew of pictures from the trip, and my entire trip for that matter, I have them up on facebook because...
I got wireless for the flat. Hell yea. This past weekend the highlight was a Rugby game that we got tickets for which was a fun outing. Also yesterday I put a deposit down for a '89 Toyota Corona which we'll be receiving in a week. Look out NZ I'm on the road. Peace!
PS I cannot forgot two important people we met. Jesse is the first. A cool American backpacker just living the dream in NZ for a few months before college starts who accompanied us on our Wild Food Festival extravaganza. Also Stacy, a mid 30 year old Kiwi who befriended us in a junk yard. He was hammered. He cracked beer open with his teeth and chased us around. Also he did a head beer. I must note that for what he lacked in sobriety he made up for in perseverance because man he must've whacked that beer on his head at least ten times before it started to spray. Hilarious.
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