Kia Ora (it means "hello" in Maori)

Hey everyone, Im writing from a hostel in Taupo, home of the cheapest skydiving in the world! Thats the good news, but the bad news is that there was poor weather today and no planes were able to take off, so looks like I wont be able to skydive here. There is still another city called Franz Josef that is in the south island and has great mountains and glaciers, that also offers skydiving, so hopefully I can go while I am there. Ive been having a really good time, and everyday seems to have another story to go with it (Yesterday 3 of the girls got lost on the mountain and we had to call in a rescue team, one of the girls had her hand caught in a possum trap) Haha but New Zealand is a beautiful country with roaming green hillsides, tons of sheep and cows, and a lot of cultural history from the Maori people. The olympics arent that big a deal here, but it is definitely interesting watching them in the hostels since there are so many people here from different countries, so every athlete shown has some homeland fans. Tomorrow I am doing a 6 hours hike up Mount Tongariro, which is Mount Doom from the Lord of the Rings. Hope it goes well!