I have 7 minutes, so here it goes. . .

I am still in Wharepapa hanging out with many new friends and climbing as much as possible. The most exciting thing of late is that today I bought a car! Yesterday I got a ride into town with some friends, but they move the car and I didn't know where they were so after a while I started to walk home in hopes of eventually picking up a ride back to camp. First though, I had to walk between two towns because people wont pick you up on that expanse of highway (about 5 km). Once I got to Kihikihi, I saw a 89 Honda Civic for sale for $1200 (remember NZ dollars). I talked to the guy and he let me "test drive" it back to camp! I liked it but told him it was a little pricey for me (this is like 800 dollars US!), and because I would also have to pay to ferry it to the south island I couldn't do it for more than $1000. He agreed and cam to camp today to pick me up and work out the ownership change. He also worked out a SUPER cheap deal on 2 used in good condition tires for the front. He was a super nice guy and as long as the engine holds out, I got a bargain, especially considering I will resell it when I leave! Well, that's it for now, the mean librarian tells me my time is up, and if I have learned anything so far, its don't piss off the librarians. . .the bite. Cheers!