Chill

We spent the past two nights in dorms. We're back in a twin tonight and I love it. I've got the wireless hooked up, separate beds, no bunks, and our own bathroom. Last night was cool because I stayed with a few girls from the bus that I've made friends with and Mark stayed with a few of the guys, but there's nothing like your own space.
Last night's location was very remote. There was nothing but the hostel. But being able to walk to both a lake and the ocean surrounded by mountains was perfect. A bunch of us went and sat on the beach to watch the sun set. :)
This morning we drove to this very weird place, the Bushman's Centre in Pukekura. It was a mini-museum that explained how NZ hunters removed the deer from the mountains and forests in order to raise them like cattle on farms. This was important because the deer were destroying the forests, but were very valuable as a meat export. Basically, to remove them, a bunch of guys would jump out of helicopters onto the backs of the deer- no lie!- then the developed guns that would shoot a net out onto the deer, but the guys would still jump out onto them! Unbelievable. The museum had a little gift shop and cafe, it had anti-vegetarian bumper stickers and signs everywhere!
We're now in Franz Josef. Mark is off horseback riding and I'm getting ready to go out on a 13k run with our bus driver, Flea :) Tomorrow we go on a full day hike on the glacier! They separate us into three groups for the hike and of course Mark is insisting that we go with the "fast" group. This is probably a good thing for burning more calories!
I may post again after the run!