After hugging and waving Simon goodbye at 4 am outside the downtown backpackers, i have been very busy indeed. However before i go into my intrepid adventures i should really describe a little incident that happended to me back in wellington airport.

Checked my bags in....no problem there, payed my rediculous fee of $25 to get out of the country..actually laughed in the check-in girls face when she said this. Luckily she seemed to understand my dibelief and sympathetically directed me to the pay area. Payed my dues, dumped my water bottle and preceeded to the x-ray bit....this is where it all goes a bit pete tong!

Having just passed the x-ray, a customs lady then asked me over for 'a routine inspection'. Ok no probs, over I trots, bag on counter and arms and legs spread eagle. So she's scannig me and my bag, she's checking stuff and pressing buttons and i'm thinking, ok love, hurry up...theres a flat white with my name on it. On that thought the bloody machine starts flashing 'red' and she's looking a bit concerned. Ok, me thinks again what is this all about. Well before i can even begin to go scarlet she calls over to the other customs guys (loud enough for all the other passengers to hear...cheers love) "I found something" Well on that note Im just standing there, trying not to look like some smuggling, scruffy, hoody wearing and very disheveled blonde who's obviously been up to no good. Well thats how i perceaved myself in the split second it took to notice 40 pairs of suspicious eyes looking in my direction.

"Where have you been...who have you been with....what have you been doing" Christ love, I barley know what day it is, not gonna get any coherent answers out of me at 4.30 in the morning. So long story short....apparently there were traces of TNT found on my bag....bloody bomb dog arrives for a sniff....lots of smirking customs guys and a few forms to fill in to be forever on their records. Looks like stuff like cream, lipstick, sun lotion and all manner of 'normal' everyday stuff can have TNT in it. Jesus what is the world coming to havent we got anough explosive material in the world without worrying about that shit being in our makeup bag aswell! Anyway, all over now and it would appear that authorities would have it that i can now knock up an incendury device out of your house hold Oil of Olay and a Chapstick....ill be adding that to my list of course.