Paihia - Bay of Islands So we left Auckland 7.30am, went across Harbour Bridge and followed the Hibiscus Coast before arriving in Warkworth for a quick coffee stop. Then back on the coach and through Whangarei and up to Bay of Islands arriving in Paihia 12.30pm. Once we arrived in Paihia, I was dropped off at Awesome Adventures for my Dolphin Tour!! Luckily the sun was shining and although it took us over an hour and a half to find the pod, we finally caught u...

Arrived back early evening to Hamilton, after what seemed like a week camping but was actually less than 48hours! Finally had a night out in Hamilton itself and got to see a few of Julias local haunts. We were joined by Lee, Jo, Lorna, Andy and a few other locals enroute - it appeared that Julis knows almost everyone in this town!However, unfortunately we lost Jules, Lee and Jo - as they said they were just going over the road to another bar for one quick drink. ...

CAMPING TODAY! Right, so I was collected at 9am this morning and luckily enough i awoke around 8.30am - as although i thought i was being organised in setting my phone alarm, i had forgotten one crucial element. My phone was still set to UK time, so my alarm wouldnt have gone off until 2am our time! So not only did i have less than 30 minutes to wake up, wash, get dressed etc, but i also need to pack find the tent and sleeping bag! Not so great, especialy when Le...

Hi all! As you can tell, I have arrived safely and still in one piece! I currently do not have a lot to tell you all, as only been here two days, but I’ll do my best to fill you in on everything….. …..well the flight was good, not too bad. Apart from the worst possible scenario for the first leg (12hrs to LA), was sat next to two great fatties!! They were big, but thankfully didn’t smell, however made it a little difficult to go the loo ...

FIRST BLOG Hi all! As you can tell, I have arrived safely and still in one piece! I currently do not have a lot to tell you all, as only been here two days, but I’ll do my best to fill you in on everything .. ..well the flight was good, not too bad. Apart from the worst possible scenario for the first leg (12hrs to LA), was sat next to two great fatties!! They were big, but thankfully didn’t smell, however made it a little difficult to go the loo...