Hello from windy Wellington!!! Here we are finally at the end of our time in New Zealand. Sadly!!! Wish we could stay for a bit longer and go to the south island!!! We booked into a hostel which would let us camp out te back. Big mistake (for any travellers on the site in New Zealand stay at Rowena's lodge at your own peril. Definately NOT recommended) So being utterly fed up we then went and booked into another FRIENDLY place who actually showed us whe...

Hey everyone!!! We have left the rotten egg smell of Rotorua and are now in the beautiful place of Taupo!!! We visited the "Wai-O-Tapo thermal wonderland" before we left Rotorua, and saw the Lady knox geyser which explodes every morning at exactly 10.15, due to the fact that they put soap in it!!! We then hopped on our comfy Newmans coach and headed the few hours to Taupo. We walked for miles when we got there looking for accomodation and finally ...

Kia ora from Rotorua!! Well what an action packed few days we have!!! When we got here we booked into another campsite...and then it rained. And rained. And rained. We had forgotten what rain was, so mother nature had decided to give us a large helping!!! Bless her. We also found out that although the tent is cool, its not what one would call waterproof. So after a bit of girl guide sewing we fixed it so it only dripped a little through the top. But least th...

Kia ora from Waitomo! Well we are only here for one night and that night is camping!!! Yup, we are fully trained anoraks! Our first outing with the tent in a field! The main reason we are here was to see the glowworms, you wander round caves and then in the pitch black you get into a boat and sail out, where the cave is then lit up with tiny glowworms. It was absolutely fantastic. So pretty and ten out of ten on the WOW factor!!! So thats about all...

Hey!!! Well now we have arrived and are all safe and sound. Flight was really cool, you could play tetris thousands of feet in the air?! How wicked is that!!! So anyway, have checked into our "fat camels" hostel, its nice, has a bar and for once on our trip, the staff understand you when you say "beer immediatly...and make it a huge one!!!" Loving New Zealand already, and for those of you who don't know, well we bought ourselves a home.......A TEN...