Anyhow, when they realized there was no more land to cross, they didn't give up. Instead, they dug canoes out of trees and began crossing the vast oceans to find more islands. Over the years they developed a religious connection with the East and continued to island hop towards their promised land. Well, needless to say, it was these people who discovered the vast majority, if not all, of the Pacific Islands, including New Zealand. There is even evidence that they made it to Easter Island, and from there the South American mainland. It was probably at this point that they realized that there were not gods and divine reclamation in the East, but only llamas and corn.
But Chris, how can you be so sure that they made it that far? Well, I wanted kumara fries from Burger Fuel and guess what? I could have them because those crazy ol' Polynesian pioneers of the sea brought them back from South America for me to enjoy. Not only were these guys the smartest, most progressive, and furthest-reaching explorers in all of H.H. (Human History), but they allowed for all of us here in New Zealand to enjoy the delicacies of the sweet potato fry. Or chip, depending on your country of origin.
chips
Do you want chips with your burger?
But fate has a sense of irony, as Morpheus once shared with the world, and it was not my destiny to eat kumara fries that day. They were sold out.
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I've settled in to Kaikoura at the Lyell Creek Lodge for the next couple days. I'll talk about it all later after I've had a proper chance to experience the local colour (too much?). I've started a map to log our progress.
Cheers.
And so it goes.
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