Today, we got to Waitomo. It is one of the better places we wanted to go on this trip, simply for the Glow-worm caves! We are staying at a backpackers place again, but on a cute little farm. They have goats, sheep, and a deer. It's adorable! When we got here, we noticed how cold it was! And in the room more then anywhere, so we have had the windows locked and heater on all day! Mind you, the heater barely works. Kristy decided to take me on a 'photography' walk,...

So, what did you do from 8.30am to 5.15pm? So that's 8hours and 45mins. Worked? Slept? Watched a movie or 5? Seen friends? Well I, got to spend it on a bus! But we did get the luxury of stopping for a 20min break at Auckland. Suddenly that bottle of water and large coffee isn't seeming like a good idea! I'm lucky that I enjoy bus rides, so most of the time I just spent it looking out the window and daydreaming about anything and everything, after all, I have 8 h...

Today's forecast was rain. Lucky though, it didn't predict it right! It was a fabulous hot day, and we made the most of it. We went out for a walk into town in the morning, and around to the second beach, but it was pretty boring, so we went home. It was a lot more boring back at the room. So I found the walking track guide, and thought it was a good idea to do a nature trail. Out of all 4, we choose the one that only went for 30mins each way, and not 2 and a ha...

It's been just over a week since we arrived in New Zealand. Today is the first we saw rain. The two days we are in Paihia, which is a holiday place on the beach, are the two days we get rain. Just my luck. So today was very long. Most of the time Kristy & I sat inside reading and watching movies. Ajah, the canadian girl that was staying with us checked out at 10am, but didn't leave until 2.45pm came and hung out with us. We were told there was free wi-fi at ...

At 6.55am, my alarm goes off. After not being able to sleep most of the night, I was very unimpressed at the sound coming out of my phone. But I still had to get up, and get ready for the day ahead. We got ready, and Andrew got up with us and came to reception to say goodbye after check-out. He also got us a 'going away' gift! Skittles & chocolate! I'm going to miss him as a roommate! With all of our luggage and other things, the walk to the bus seemed...