Westport When we got on the bus we were all very tired but the driver, Rangi, made us all introduce ourselves to everyone on the bus as we were on a new bus and all staying together for a while. So the person who was sitting in the aisle seat had to move a seat back until they got all the way back to their original seat. We were all tired and we all just wanted to sleep - but it was so much fun! By the time we got off the bus we had spoke to so many people. All ...

Nelson We had to leave Wellington bright and early on the Tuesday morning. We were leaving the north island and were travelling on the ferry to the south island. The ferry was about 3 and a half hours long. I took a lot of travel sick tablets as the last few times we have been on boats I have felt sick. The pills worked and I was fine. The scenery was amazing travelling through the Cook Strait. We arrived in the south island and the sun was out! Woo! We collect...

Hey everyone! I haven't posted anything for a while as we have been travelling a lot and haven't had a chance to get to the internet - I have so much to say! Well here goes: Wellington We got into Wellington on 12th February, it was raining and miserable - not very happy as this is the first rain we have had really - well apart from a few drizzly spots! We decided to go out for the evening and have a few drinkies, well a few drinkies turned into a lot of dr...

We only stayed in River Valley one night. We stayed in a lodge next to the river, it was really nice and really remote. We had to walk down the hill to the lodge as the bus couldn’t fit down the track. On the way to River Valley we stopped at Tonagrio National Park for a walk. We walked to see the waterfall, which was really nice and refreshing after walking in the heat for an hour. When we arrived at River Valley we went to our dorm and it was called an ‘o...

Hi everyone! This is just a quick one as the main event in Taupo was our skydive. The rest of the time was quite relaxing, well for me anyway. On the Sunday the others decided to do the Mount Tongario crossing which is a 20km walk and they climbed Mount Doom (the mountain in Lord of the Rings). They all returned looking very tired, I felt very lazy as I chilled down near the river and read my book and did some shopping! Oh, we also went to Huka Falls, the water w...