Early this morning, I went horseback riding. The place to pay for it was at "Old McDonald's Farm" -- it is actually owned by a Mr. McDonald! Since I am not an experienced rider, I was given an old horse named Romper. Romper likes to eat a lot and she tends to do that to annoy novice riders. We went through the forest, a Kiwi fruit orchard, the beach, and crossed creeks. The other 3 riders in the group were more experienced, so they were able to make their horses run through the orchard and around the beach. I was perfectly content staying put with Romper and watching the others.
On the way to Greymouth, we decided to camp overnight on the side of the road next to the ocean. On one side of the road was forest on a cliff going up and the other side was a resting area next to the water. The view was spectacular with the sun setting over the crashing waves. The waves were incredibly powerful and never ending. Furthermore, it was extremely windy and cold! This made cooking very hard since the wind always blew out our fire on the stove. The bedding from the tent was flying out and we actually lost one pillow! The four of us went searching in the darkness with 2 flashlights and eventually, it was found. Sleeping was chilly and windy. The howling winds kept us up because we feared being blown onto the road.
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