On January 2, we departed from the campground in Paihia. It was a bitter sweet moment. I was glad to be out of there and looking forward to having a sleep that did not involve booming base and screaming drunk girls. But I was sad to leave because I made so many new friends.
Before we left, I realized that I had not taken my migraine pills (which I am supposed to take every night before bed) in about 2 days. Now, there is a reason that I am supposed to take them before bed. It is because they make me very sleepy. I remember one time at home I took a pill in the morning. I was ready to go. I drove through Timmies and got some coffees and went over to my sisters house. But as soon as I sat down on her couch I was out. For at least an hour. Awkward. But I don't want to get migraines, so I took one in the morning on the second. And that ensured that I slept for the majority of the day. But to be honest, I probably would have slept without the pills too because I was so tired.
We left Paihia and headed towards Kaitaia, I think. I am not really sure where we were trying to go. I think the leaders wanted to find a beach to pitch our tent on and have a campfire for the night, for free. Too bad that's illegal. We drove around for hours (I think), and couldn't find anywhere secluded enough that we could get away with breaking the law. But somehow we ended up staying in a nice little batch on the beach. I was sleeping the whole time, so I don't really know how we stumbled upon this place, but it was probably because of God.
We had phoned a hostel and checked out prices for 8 people. They only had 4 beds, but they would let us pitch a tent outside for the other 4. But it would cost like 260 dollars or something like that. Ummmm to sleep in a tent? No thanks. But this batch costed around the same amount and there were 7 beds and it was about a minute walk to the beach. Need I say more?
We spent a bit of time on the beach, had some supper and then I went to bed early. It was such a glorious sleep. In a real bed. I haven't slept in a real bed for a REALLY long time. It was so comfy.
I don't remember a lot from that day because I was so drugged, but I do remember jumping on a trampoline and doing laundry. The trampoline had two inflatable jet skis on it. Sarah and I were jumping... well I was jumping... and I'm not sure what Sarah was doing, all I know is that she fell flat on her face. It was graceful. And then we jumped with the jet skis like we were riding them with no hands. We are so loose. (That means hardcore in Kiwi talk).
And I did laundry. Glorious. After a week of tenting and having my stuff get all wet when the tent flooded, it was so nice to do laundry in a real laundry machine. They actually smell nice now. Mmmmmm.
In the morning we continued our expedition to Kataia. And now we are in Kaitaia. We are working with a church here. We'll be helping with normal programs such as youth, women's and men's ministry, as well as with church. But the main thing is that in about a week we will be running a vacation bible school for the kids. So we will be planning and getting ready for that for the next week and a bit. I think it will be pretty awesome. A lot like camp. We are having a medieval theme. I get to be the jester. I'm so pumped. I am currently trying to decide what type of accent I am going to have. Since ever accent I try ends up being either British or Russian, I think it will be Brussian.
We are staying in a hall. We have foam mattresses to sleep on. TWO SHOWERS (unheard-of), toilets, a kitchen and even a laundry machine. Sweet set up. We are just relaxing for a few days and recuperating from Drunk Fest. I really need recuperation time. My cold finally is getting better after two nights of solid sleep. One more and I should be good to go.
When we were setting up our beds, Sarah and I thought of a new system. All of the noisy sleepers at one end and the quiet ones at the other end. Genius. So the noisy sleepers can keep each other awake and not bother any of us. So, we put me, Sarah and Beth at one end because we don't make noise or try to cuddle in the night. And we put Hannah and Leish at the other end because Leish scratches loudly in the night and Hannah likes to snore and cuddle. They will be perfect for each other. I got a little cuddled out in Paihia. Hannah thought it would be fun to force-spoon me. It would have been fine if she would be the big spoon because I hate being the big spoon. But of course, I had to be the big spoon. And her hair was in my face and I was suffocating from hair in nose and mouth and I was feeling really claustrophobic because she had me pinned between her and a pole, so I couldn't escape. It was such a horrible experience. But I rolled the other direction and butted her over and that was the end of that. But last night was glorious. I slept beside Beth and Sarah and neither of them touched me. I don't know how I will ever be able to have a husband since I dislike human contact so much.
In the same 'carpark' (that is what Kiwis call parking lots) as the hall we are in is a library. So we get free internet for the next 3 weeks. Score! And I talked to my mom on Skype today. It was nice. I am feeling like I will be ready to go home in a few months. I really miss Clyde. I love him so much. (He is my Jeep, incase you didn't know who Clyde is). And he is all lonely spending the long cold winter in my uncles shop. Poor Clyde. And it is my first winder that I have a car with a remote starter, and I don't even get to take advantage of it. How unfortunate. And apparently my mom just got a new car! Lucky lady. And my dad spent the day hunting a muskrat. How random is that? There was a muskrat hanging out in our garage, and my dad was changing the oil in one of the vehicles and the muskrat went for a swim in the old oil that had been drained from the car. HAHAHAHHAHA. So dad caught him and set him free by the lake near our house. We assume that his burrow is by the lake. But muskrats are supposed to hibernate, and it is the middle of winter. So weird. But it's true. I saw pictures.
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