Bad shoulders,fresh fish, and 12,000ft of air!!

Ok so after we left Taupo we went to a place called 'Whanganui Bay', this place is taken from a dream!! Its Maori land and very secluded not many people get down there , probably because of the insane road you have to go down, it was like a death trap!!! but the Maori's assured us that, that was actually a good road and that the last one was worse!!!! Lucky we had Charlotte. So we got permission to stay and climb there and set up camp, alls going well. We headed out for the climbing the next morning only about a 5-6min walk away through a cool tomb raider style jungle. We done afew climbs that day it was mainly on trad (no bolts) so took us longer to do the climbs but all was good. We then headed back and some kind fishermen gave us a fresh fish they had just caught only we'd already eaten so had that for brekkie, damn that was a killer breakfast!!
Next day we broke out for the climbing again, but with dissaster, on the first climb nic lead he got himself in a really awkward position and screwed his shoulder up, he thinks he has sprained a muscle so lots of rest and no more climbing for him for awhile (bummer). But there was a plus side to that day, after we done that shoulder busting climb we set up a fixed rope on a relly hard climb next to it so i could try and work it, and in the end i did!!! I done it a couple of times then went for the lead I was well shaky but i done it clean, man i was so happy with that!!! that was the hardest climb iv ever done (7a).
Anyways the rest of the week we just chilled out, going for swims in the lake and soakin up the rays. We met a really friendly Maori guy called Mike who is one of the nicest guys we have ever met, he told us lots about the Maori history and culture, really amazing stuff.
And so the end of that week came and we drove up back up to Taupo to complete one of our main missions of the trip; to do a skydive. WHOOOOOOOAH what a rush its just absolutly amazing the feeling is well undescribable, just whooooa thats all i can say. We done it from 12,000ft and all went well.
Well untill the next time take it cheesy every body........

one of the many gorgeous moons shining down on us

Theres the climbing, the huge crak is called 'Tibia' ,Mike once told us back in the day a women with leporisy was exhiled to the cave and was fed via buckets being dropped down. If you climb this one you will come across her bones!!!!

'Whanganui Bay' A view from the climbing

My tribute to Dahli, unfortunatly wasnt hot enough to melt a clock

Nic,me and Mike

This waterfall was only a 3-4 min walk away from us it was so powerfull!

12,000ft up now about to jump WHOOOOOOOOOOOAH