Left the hostel early in the morningtoday and headed towards Rotorua. Our first stop was at Karangahake Scenic Reserve where we walked over various bridges and through a few caves. As usual the scenery was stunning and I just hope my pictures show the place in its best light. Early in the afternoon we were meant to be going Zorbing but it looked quite boring s no one bothered in the end. We then made our way to the Godola and Luge site for some racing! Everyone h...

Hello everyone, today we are heading south of the North Island to Mercury Bay. We are on the bus with about 30 people and they are all really nice and up for a laugh. We have become good friends with a few groups of lads and girls. There are quite a few Scots onboard! Our main destination was Cathedral Cove but we also stop at a few other places on the way. The scenery on the way was out of this world. When we got to the cove the scenery got even better and we wa...

Hi guys, sorry for the lack of blog entry for a while, the computers in the hostel I have been in for the last 3 nights were right next to the TV so I didn't bother using them. I have just arrived back in Auckland again having spent the last 3 nights far north in the Bay of Islands. Although it was meant to be the 'winterless' north, we experienced the worst rain they have had for over 100 years, typical! We arrived on Tuesday lunch time after a 4 hou...

Well I have arrived at my first destination in one piece after a very long flight. Its was 24c when we arrived which was a lot hotter than I had imagined it would be and after 24hrs on a plane we didn't exactly need any help to stink! Still recovering from the journey really but am gradually adapting to the 12 hour time difference. We all had a look around when we first arrived to just get a feel for the place but then had to crash out and catch up on some mu...