Day 19

We got up pretty early today, with me having to set up breakfast because I'm in charge of Kaikoura and Christchurch. We had a Maori cultural tour. They taught us a traditional song and our Maori names, and they taught us all about they're villages and intertribal customs.

We walked through an old village site, and through the woods where they taught us the cultural significance of the plants. We played some games, and got taught how to weave with flax.

And then they fed us a lovely morning tea, with chocolate banana bread, and kiwi, and finger sandwiches. They did a very nice job, and everything was delicious. You know whats interesting is of all the places we've been served food, none have used disposable cups. It's an interesting cultural thing. Even kayaking, they brought plastic mugs with them to serve us juice. We stopped for lunch, and we had two guest speakers, one who was entralling, and one I struggled to stay awake for. Then we had a group dinner at a sports bar. My food was pretty good. Not the worst I've had but definitely edible. However, the group as a whole didn't like their food, and didn't like the service. They're complaining and being demanding of the waiters is was darkened the meal for me. But, then dinner was over, and we walked the twenty minutes home in the rain, and then I got to sit in the hot tub and watch a movie, and it was a good night.