went to whitianga yesterday, on the way there we stopped at mount eden (again) and did a trek down to cathedral cove which is a beautiful place but my goodness all this trekking is hard work after spending 3wks on my bum in fiji! the hostel we stayed in was amazing it was like a house and was owned by a lovely couple and their dog, lilly. just kinda chilled out and watched 50 first dates in the hostel as there isnt much to do in whitianga as its a residential are...

hi all, the bay of islands was a beautiful area i did a 2hr hike past the waterfall up there in paihai on the first day and we stayed in a quite nice hostel. the next day i went dolphin viewing, it was good as its the first time iv not been sick on a boat and it was pretty amazing to see the dolphins in the wild in the sea, a few people got in but it was freezing so i stayed on the boat it was such a wonderful experience. after that i went to the museum and fou...

hi all, i arrived safe and sound in new zealand its pretty mental here with loads to do so i prob wont get on internet much to update especially as i start a month long tour tommorrow. aucklands a pretty big city we did a good tour around it today saw loads of things and the company we went with 'stray' paid for a guy to jump off the sky tower it was pretty amazing to watch and you can definately see why new zealand is the adventure capital of the world there so ...

hi all, well i go to new zealand tommorrow and im probably gonna freeze as its their winter, the first thing im gonna do is buy a jumper, jeans and a scarf. yesterday i went to suva (the capital city) for the day it took four hours to get there and four hours to get back, i spent 4.5hrs there just wandering around i went in the fiji museum, and to their houses of parliament and got a picture took with the presidents guard (he must have been boiling, they wear t...

hi all, its just a quick one today to say iv done the garden of the sleeping giant it was basically a huge forest - it was nice to have a change of scenery and a walk round. do you believe iv met someone i went to college with? i havent seen her in three years and of all places to meet its the other side of the world! lol! anyway im still having fun iv got loads of photos of the cook islands and fiji but i havent found anywhere to upload them yet, prob have to ...