I've left the Laughing Kiwi, which I'll really miss living at. I met tons of cool people there, and also some weirdos (who made the stay amusing, sometimes frustrating, but gave us all something to talk about). Below is a picture of the Laughing Kiwi, where I lived the past 5 weeks. I would often wake up early in the morning and do a short yoga routine on the patio there.
Amber, who manages the Laughing Kiwi, was really awesome--laid back, funny, and good-hearted. Although she wasn't thrilled about me taking a picture of her when she was so tired, she gave in. Here's Amber.
On my last night at the Laughing Kiwi, I met a lovely girl from Germany. Her name is Sandra. We got to talking, and she told me about how she had been really worried about finding a job, and that she didn't sleep the night before because of it. So I gave her my copy of "The Power of Now" (the most powerful book I've read recently). I had been wanting to pass that book along to someone, and it seemed right to pass it along to her. In exchange, she gave me a book that she really liked--a book on dreams, and how to become conscious when you're dreaming. Because I was telling her how I usually have the weirdest, craziest dreams that I never seem to remember. So I'm really looking forward to reading that book.
Another friendly face I often visited while I lived in Motueka was the one below. Edith has an organic garden in Motueka. She practices chi gong while gardening. So her vegetables are very special. I often went to her garden to buy her amazing orange tomatoes (the best I've ever had!), fresh basil, zucchini, and whatever else looked good, which was just about everything! Edith and I always had nice chats. She would often send me home with some extras, like the flower from her over-grown coriander (because she knew I loved coriander).
After leaving Motueka, my first stop was Nelson Lakes National Park. But I only stayed there for 2 nights cuz I didn't really feel like doing any of the long hikes around there--I was just feeling too tired. And 2 nights was plenty to just hang out on the lake (relaxing), with the gang of sandflies (not so relaxing). Here's a picture of Lake Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park.
So I left Nelson Lakes this morning and came to Nelson for the night, cuz I really like Nelson. Tomorrow I head for Marlborough Sounds, where I'll be spending the next 10 days or so, relaxing, hiking, kayaking, swimming, reading, cooking, sleeping. I'm really looking forward to it.
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