October 26

Went to the RSA for dinner and some drinks tonight, I need to make a second visit here with a camera as the walls are just covered with really neat pictures. Life guards, surfers, awards, surfboats, rescues all sorts of really cool things. The inside of the RSA was very nicely done, it felt very comfortable even being the youngest and most inappropriatly dressed individual there. The ceiling has a giant surf boat hanging upside down above all the dinner tables. It felt very much like a less commercialized Ruby Tuesdays how the walls and everything was just covered with neat stuff to look at. So there were 2 English girls, 2 Kiwi guys, 1 Czech, and me. Geoff says ok were going to head out of here so hurry up and drink the rest of your beer and we'll go.... and the typical American college male, one gulp and gone.... Geoff nearly swallowed his tongue, the girls were wide eyed and I felt the cold look of people looking at me most likely thinking.... where did the beer go?!? Hes a witch!! I then break the silence with "I'm an American in college what did you expect?"

Note to self, dont do that again.

We left the RSA to goto a party down the street, people were again dancing just to dance and having fun. I didnt want to stay so I chose to walk back home. Tonight I realized Piha does not have very many street lights and the speed bumps were particularly troublesome when you cant see them.

So I got back to the house made some food and as I'm washing the dishes I glance out the window to see a monsterous bug crawling across the window frame. The bug was about 5-6" in length and about as thick as a chair leg. Ughh a WETA! I saw these things at the zoo and museum but OMG who let them outside! These things are gross. Geoff claims they normally dont climb up that high, normally a ground dwelling insect. I remove my sheets and double check for any movement and nervously fall asleep.