Day 33 21st April 2007 We left Mercury Bay and headed for Rotarua in the morning. On route we stopped at Karangahake and did a short walk which follows a really nice river and goes through a 1km long railway tunnel that was used for Gold Mining. Was a bit Knackard after! When we arrived at the Hostel we went straight to the Zorbing place. If any of your guys don't know what Zorbing is, it is basically where you get put in a big inflatable ball with an couple of ...

Day 32 20th April 2007 We started to head to the south today. We have a good bunch of people on the bus an they all seem to be a good laugh. First stop was Hot Water Beach. Everyone dug a hole on the beach and the thermal water is so hot. Its really wierd!!!! I burnt my toe so didnt sit all the way in. Then we went for a hike to Cathedral Cove. Yes I do walk places so dont look so suprised!!!! LOL.... It was the first hike of the trip and I was knackard after, I...

Day 29 17th April 2007The New Zealand adventure begins here. We are heading to the Paihia in The Bay Of The Islands today on our first Kiwi Bus. The journey wasnt too bad, 4 hours drive. Hostel is nice but sharing a room with some girls that aren't that chaty. We took a ride on a highspeed Jet boat to see the Hole in the Rock. You should have seen the state of my hair afterwards. I thought it was back already. lol... Nice little quiz night in the evening whic...

Day 28 16th April 2007 Well we arrived in New Zealand late last night flying from Fiji. We are staying at the Base Hostel which is in the centre of town. We did a bit of shopping today and broke the Backpackers code and invested in a suitcase. We have been nicknamed FlashPackers now!!!! I just couldnt deal with that bloody bag anymore. We went to the top of the Sky tower in the afternoon and got some great views of Auckland City. All in all, there isn't that muc...

Day 34 22nd April 2007 Today has got to be the best day I have had so far. I know I will prob say this so many times but it was. Started with yet another early start and I was so tired from last night. but it was worth it to do the Black Water Rafting! It was amazing. At first I couldn't get my wet suit on but with some help from Vicki we got there in the end. I didn't really know what to expect at first but we absailed down a cave shaft, went on a the flying fo...