Hello!
Well, looks like I'm forced to rest for a day! I am faced with my first case of bike chafing... I won't get into too much details here as I'm sure you can figure out what that means! So I was "forced" to take a day off hanging out at the beach on a beautiful sunny day... sucks, doesn't it?! I am now in Opotiki, a small town at the edge of the East Cape. I am now in Maori country, which I am very excited about! Looks like I might be able to hit the road tomorrow...yeah!
I don't have anything too interesting to report today...
If you are interested in seeing what New Zealand looks like, here's a few movies that have been filmed here:
1- The most popular one: The trilogy of "The Lord of the Rings"... all filmed in NZ!
2- "The Last Samurai" with Tom Cruise... beautiful movie!
3- "The Whale Rider"... a movie about the maori culture (I am actually heading toward where it has been filmed. Most of the people in the movie where from that village! I really enjoyed
that movie... seen it a few times!
4- "Once were warriors"... a movie made in the 90s... a bit harsh but realistic... again, a movie
about the Maoris and their present struggles in today's society.
5- "The Piano"... haven't seen that one but it's from the same producer as"The Whale Rider" so
it might be worth checking out!
I'm sure there are more but those are the ones I know!
Enjoy!
Genevieve
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A bike trip in the land of kiwis
3 comments:
hey Gen!
Glad to hear that you are having such a good time! I'm now down on the south island- so far away!
So a forced rest- what good is that cream anyway! Lucky that you were close to a beach!
As for those movies- I saw The Piano the other day, and I hate to admit it, but I wasn't impressed- very dark and sad...
Well keep on biking,and let me know when you are heading south!
S
Hey Gen! Glad to see your trip is a success... Keep well. Cya in a month or so...
Salut Fille! Je lis ton "voyage" a chaque jour..enfin quand tu ecris...pas facile de trouver des ordi dans'l bois hein!! Y fa frette en "esti" ici..-40 cette semaine et -52 il y a 2 semaines!! Anyways, I love your photos and funny comments...keep showing some legs!
A tantot, JM & Nat xxx:)
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