School's up... not..-.-

Most of february has past now, geting way closer to the end... ways to fast!

This year I have most subjects the same as last year, just changed my Outdoors to a study... even though I wanted the outdoors more... So I got Physics, Chemistry, English, History and maths calculus. Study is a free periode to catch up on homework, which there is plenty of now. Had some complications joining the desired english class this year. Since last year didnt result in too many credit, the teacher wanted to move me to an english alternative... but thats not the way I wanted, and I worked my ass of to stay, and so far has achieved all assessements in english... hahahah!!!
Kinda ironically that the teacher pulls out a novel... says its one of two we are going to study this year, explains its one of her personal favourites, brilliantly written... The cather in the F****** rye!!! like I hadnt heard that story from an english teacher before... Clever as I was i opened my mouth, and got an even boringer book to study... yeah..

surfing is still prioritised at high level during the weekends, and last weekend the waves were just plain awesome in Ohope!!! Almost jizz in my wetsuit like... hahah

So thats school,... and I got my restricted license earlier this week... so I can drive around alone!! only passengers if one of them has got a full license :P and apperantly this can internationally be converted to something similar as after having passed a practical test, would mean a full license back home, so we'll see about that... Stoked anyway!!

And I need cellphone rehab, been texting far out of proportion this month... good thing texting is cheap here!!!

which brings me to a planned roadtrip in about a month... Going all the way up north, and spend some money there... Luckiely not as expnsive as the one EF suggests, this is privately arranged, but is going to be interesting finding enough pennies in my pocket :P

Soooo, tomorrow surfing again, and then just see what my last months in New Zealand brings me! :D

yeah! jeroen

Surfing, hawkes Bay, Tui and unfourtunatly school

Soooo!

surfboard is fixed! yeah! works all good, tested it at Mt. manganui :P pretty bad waves though...

anyway!
Last weekend we went to hawkes bay, region just south of bay of plenty. And to Napier, hastings.

We had rented a holliday house and spent three days there. First day we drove a little around town, went to a nice icecream place, and my new favourite icecream is mocchachino or however it is spelled! it awesome!
Second day we spent in splash planet. Lazy river, water slides, plenty of fun!!

Third day we drove by a dutchshop, with De ruijter hagelslag on the poster... but it was closed sunday and mondays... -.- badly wanna go there again, but its a 5 hour drive...
kept going and ended up in motueka, where they have the original TUI brewery!

Ice cold beer! even got a couple of free beers from random people :P Bought myself a nice bag, and a t-shirt :P Had a sniff in the tui museum! pictures on facebook!

Then we drove home, and tomorrow its back to school... unfourtunatly!

cya

Surfing!!

Last days I bought myself a delayed christmas present from trade me!

Bought a 120 dollar surfboard!! its really cool, a bit old maybe, but awesome!!

Phil bought one aswell, but a bit more unlucky with the auction and ended up with a 200 dollar one...
I bouht a bag aswell, since I checked Quantas wheter I could take it home or not, so I'll do my best to take it home!!!

some issues with it the first day though -.- managed to break one of the fins of!! and since they are not future fins (where there is a little slot to put a new fin in) looks like I got some cutting to do in the board, before I seal it up with a new fin, and HEAPS og superglue... still trying to find the easiest/cheapest option!!!

The board is a 6 foot 6 inch, Nirvana. Australian made... sometime after the 1970s.

Going back to Ohope on saturday, hopefully some more sweet surfing!! :D
Where in Tauranga yesterday, just after the board pick up..

so thats a surf update, which I hope I will be able to do all into April!! at least :P

Since last time we have bought 4 new chickens.. Phil and I nicknamed two of them... and the dog has ruthlessly killed the two unamed ones... bloody dog!!!

Soo.. see you in 6 months!!

short new years update

So...

I spent New years in Raglan, a surfing town on the westcoast. Nice beach, kinda blackish sand.
waves were awsome, at least some of the time. Went there on Friday the 31 i think... the 31 anyway... that day we saw the raglan new years parade, good stuff... kinda random though... ambulance, tiger, recycling themes...
then we saw a program about the last year in Nz, and some the rest of the world, and the official countdown.

Next day we got up a bit late... went surfing the next day... some trouble finding a place to rent boards, but in the end we found a good deal. Stayed on the beach from 2ish till 8... waves were awsome when the tide started coming back in from 7... but thee rips were strong as!

next day we got up at about 10, went surfing again, waves like the evening before, but they turned rather difficult to do anything witharound 4... 5 was time to hand the boards back, and take the evening.

last day in raglan we went out in a little boat and saw lots of the harbor, and an iron beach. really cool sand on that beach!!

back home and to the pool, now we have spent some days fixing a black hose to the roof, and a little pump to suck the water through, that way the water heats up through the day!!

so thats a short update!!! I'm about 2 weeks short of beeing in the country for 6 months...
already halfway!!!!!

cya