Well today started off nice and relaxing. We had a 1.5hr walk in Nelson Lakes National Park. Which I have just learned is the most dangerous thing I could choose to do in NZ because 10 - 40 people die in the bush every year because they aren't well prepared and get lost or caught in bad weather and die out there. Luckily in the middle of my kiwi mates on a short tramp the worst thing I experienced was hunger. Always blummin hungry.
Then it did get a bit hairy. They let me loose on a 250cc 5gear semi-automatic Sports Quad... got all excited at first, discovered could do little power slides and things. Then we were just pootling along for quite a long time just doing follow-the-leader and my mind started to wander. I was hanging back then wooshing along to catch up. And weaving about... I happened to weave around a bend which was banked and didn't shift my weight and rolled!! The quad rolled on top of me. Was stuck for a moment, but crawled out miraculously undamaged. Got some bruises, but I was most concerned about the quad because any damage and i'd have to pay for it. THANK GODDESS it was ok. Moral of the story - Be careful what you wish for - you might just get it. I was wanting a bit of adrenalin and I got it!
