New Zealand. Westport.

We left Kaiteriteri at a very reasonable hour of 10:30 and set off on the marathon drive to Westport. We only made one stop which was feather unusual for this bus! But we stopped at a beautiful glacial lake for lunch. It looked just like Lake Louise in Canada with the blue water and mountains all around. 

After lunch we drove for ages through more beautiful scenery and as I chose to go power jet boating we got dropped off for this. This was amazing fun! It was a 13 seater jet boat which flew us up and down the Buller river. I've got no photos as it was so wet, but I had the best seat on the front row and it was fantastic. We all got kitted up on waterproofs and prepared to get wet! The driver threw us around and went through tiny gaps in between rocks and went over really shallow rocky water which bumped us all over. We did spins and turns and reversing and it was fantastic! 

The hostel we stayed in was really cool. It was a big hippy place with hammocks and murals on all the wall. The free wifi definitely helped with the good vibe! There was an option to go to the beach for a bonfire, but after getting back from the boat and going to the supermarket we didn't have time to eat and go so I decided to stay back. It was so nice to have some time alone, except for Heidi who stayed back as well. We ate and drank wine and interneted and  chilled out. It was so good to be away from people for a few hours! As our hostel room had it's own kitchen and living room it was great.