Paihia, Bay Of Islands, New Zealand
14th Jan
Today we left Auckland early and got on our first 'Magic Bus' to take us up to Paihia in the Bay of Islands. Had a nice driver called Steve who acts as a kind of tour guide as you go - he was funny as he had a habit of saying 'sweet as' at the end of every sentence - something we've picked up now in our attempt at New Zealandish speak! Bit of a bumpy journey up and down hills and windy roads but we arrived in Paihia about lunchtime (after a brief tea st...