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The return of Jorge!
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I take the morning to explore the coast line and find so much more. I stop at Rabbit Island for a walk on the beach and relax on the beach to read my guide book a bit.
I head to a weekend market in Motueka and wind up running into the last person I ever thought I'd see there... JORGE!!! So, as the story goes, it turns out that Jorge hadn't been monkey-napped at all but had run into one of his best friends, Donkey. The two of them had a little too much to drink and got lost in paradise for a while. Anyways, he couldn't catch up to me in SE Asia so he and Donkey went ahead and had been waiting for me in New Zealand at this farmer's market! It was a heartfelt reunion and the two of them decided that we had to celebrate so we went right to Seifried winery for a mid-day taste test.
A little liquid courage later and we soon found ourselves getting strapped in for a hand gliding trip which was AMAZING! We (only) went up to 3,000 feet, being towed up by a microlight plane, before taking about 30 minutes to descend while enjoying some of the most amazing scenery in the world. My guide, Guy, let me drive for a while and I found it extremely difficult to keep the glider straight but quite easy to dive, stall and spin.
After that exhilarating experience, I decide that I need a brief break and take the late afternoon to nap, do laundry, plan out the next few days and update the blog. Dinner is at the restaurant near the hotel and I enjoy more local seafood that doesn't disappoint! I have a big day of kayaking and hiking in Abel Tasman Park tomorrow so I crash like my north island car after the tire blew out.
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