The name "Wild Foods" is very appropriate for this festival!
We were dropped off in Hokitika on Friday and set up camp. Once again our tent, Mothership, was holding her own! The camp site was on the beach with tons of other young festival goers. We went to the Friday night show with headlining act, Elemeno P. This is a well known band from Auckland. They actually have toured the States, which is rare for NZ groups. Taylor and I had a good time at their rock performance, but the crowd's average age was between 16 and 20ish. Not saying our ages of 22 and 23 are miles more mature, but kind of....
The day of the Wild Food Festival was perfect. The weather was warm and our costumes ROCKED!!!! Everyone from young to old stopped to take pictures with us. Our theme was Fern Gully or Jungle Creatures. We met 3 guys (our age!) from Dunedin, a southern university town. They were dressed in full monkey suits which went perfect with our jungle theme! Being native Kiwis, they were able to guide us around. They had been to the festival before and knew what things were popular and what foods would run out fast. Some of the highlighted foods:
1. Squirming, LIVE, FAT, grub worms
2. Mountain Oysters aka Goat Testicles on Toast (enough said)
3. Kava, a drink originating from Fiji that makes your mouth numb
4. Whitebait, really good fish
5. Worms in mini cups
6. Moonshine shot into your mouth with a mini gun
Lots of other really good fish, waffles, ice cream, etc.. The day was so much fun and everyone there had a themed costume. People of all ages were there and it was a "cultural" New Zealand experience.
The next day was a mini disaster. The Kiwi Bus did not pick us up and we ended up taking the intercity bus (equivalent of Greyhound) to Franz Joseph. This meant that we missed an entire stop on our trip!!! We were pretty bummed out but the Kiwi Experience paid for the bus trip and a free night in Franz. Our smiles came back when we had our own room with a mini fridge, bathroom and SKY TV!!!! All in all Hokitika was a great experience and would recommend it to everyone!
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