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Ok so the reason I have not been blogging is because we either did not have internet or because my eyes are messed up.  You will find out why my eyes are messed up later.  Ok so I can't really remember much so I'm not sure if this get's all the days I missed.  So I think Friday my time we went into Motueka   to do some random stuff.  So we drove around we stopped at this place that the German girl said was really good for fruit ice cream so we went in and we got to pick what kind we wanted ours to be.  I picked raspberry and strawberry and it was some of the best ice cream I have ever eaten.  Then we went back to are/our house.  In the evening when it was LOW TIDE we went and got pippys and found some more stuff.  The next day we had volleyball so we kind of did are/our own thing until we had to leave.  I'm soo confused.  Ok so before that on Thursday we played some in a volleyball tournament.  Before we picked up two German girls who we talked to and all of that and they were nice.  Don't worry I'm not that attached.  You know what I'm talking about person who I talked too.  So I'm just going to skip to the day we leave and head to Kaikoura.  So we woke up and got packed and ready to head to Kiakoura.  We left around 1.  We planned to go whale watching and swimming with seals.  And yes I said swimming with seals not dolphins.  Just before we got into town my mom looked over and saw seals on some rocks by the sea.  So we pulled over and we all took pictures and stuff like that.  They sounded like dogs and they were pretty cute.  So when we pulled into are/our motel it had a giant lobster on the front.  I don't mean a 2d lobster I mean a 3d lobster.  The rooms were pretty nice and we went to eat at The Green Dolphin and it was really good.  There chicken here is so much better then at home.  The chicken here is free ranged and not processed.  There are a lot of KFC's here too.  Anyway when we got back I took a shower and put on a sea sickness patch so it would kick in when we went whale watching and seal swimming.  When we woke up we went to the whale watching place and they said that we were not booked at all but they said that we could go at 3:30.  The sea sickness patches cause dizziness and dry mouth and that is not a very fun combination.  So we went swimming with seals and it was amazing.  You got really up close and they fly out of the water and dive beneath you.  I got good video.  So I'm going to go a little off topic for a second.  I am going to start a youtube channel so I can put videos of what we done up for you guys to see.  I may put a direct link on my blog so you can watch it on the same page.  I hope to have it up by my birthday, March 12.  Ok so back to the seals.  It was really fun and one even brushed me while swimming by.  When we had to go back I was sad because that was one of the best things I have done.  After that the day pretty much went downhill.  The only upside was for my birthday I got this attachment for my camera so I can actually see what I am videoing.  That is the only bad thing about the GoPro camera.  So when we got to the whale watching thing I was already stressed out about how rough it might be and all of that.  Then they asked us if we were ok with sea sickness.  Immediately I freaked out and told my mom I couldn't do it.  The lady also said the captain would not let my grandma on if she took her cane because it was supposed to get a little rough.  Well that freaked me out even more.  And then they said there was a chance that we could run into a storm.  At that point I was on the edge and if you poked me I would fall of the edge.  So we got on the boat and headed out to sea.  They talked about how if you get sea sick that you could use the barf bags that were proven to work because people from all over the world have used one just like it.  Then they said all they could do for you was give you some sympathy.  Now I was on the absolute edge.  Then I started to get a little wavy so I flipped out and wish I passed out.  I didn't but when I told my sister she pointed to the barf bag and said I could use that.  Falling and falling and falling. Then BAM!  I lost it completely and broke down and cried for like 10 minutes. I finally calmed down and at that point it got rougher and they started looking for whales.  We saw three whales surface and dive into the great deep.  That one picture everybody wants of a whale tale was taken several hundred times.  I was so excited to see land when we got back.  We drove home that night.  In the morning we were all a little rough.  My eyes are messed up because of the patch.  They will focus then get blurry.  Then my eyes will dilate then go back to normal.  It makes everything hard to read and do stuff.    I can't really remember what we we did that day but I'm sure we did something.  Finally today we woke up and went kayaking and paddle boarding around the bay.  It was really fun and my brother freaked out and would not paddle or open his eyes because he was scared.  When we were done with that we went back to the house and showered.  Then I went up to my room to do some school and practice my ukelele.  I learned Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Happy Birthday song, and a weird version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  That's all I can remember and I think some is out of order but of well.  My grandparents leave tomorrow and it's kind of sad because that is like the only other people I have seen then my own family.