We were planning to go to 'Taupo' next to do our sky dive but the sky dives had been cancelled the last few days due to the weather so we decided to give 'Taupo' a miss and head to Rotorua instead as we had heard so many good reviews about it. On our way to Rotorua we stopped off at some nice waterfalls and also stopped to take pictures of some volcanoes. Then it was straight on through to Rotorua. Now I know I have said that we have had some wicked hostels but...

On the way to Napier we stopped off at a wildlife park to see a Kiwi but it was too rainy and we were told by the owner that it would not be worth coming in. So it was back on the bus for a quick journey to Napier. We checked into the hostel and got ourselves a twin dorm as it was so cheap. We had a flat screen plasma and a DVD player in our room too so we were well chuffed. The rain was still bucketing down but we went out anyway to visit 'New Zealand's Intern...

It was yet another early start and a short drive to Picton to jump on the ferry. We were not sure if the ferry was going to be leaving today as it was cancelled yesterday due to bad weather and the weather was no better than yesterday - very windy and wet! We checked into the ferry terminal and thankfully the ferry was going to be leaving today. So we just had enough time to head for a pub lunch before starting the 3 hour ferry ride! The ferry journey was fine t...

Another early start and a quick bus journey to Kaikoura. The weather was unreal - absolutely pouring with rain!!!!! We stopped at a seal colony and managed to get dead close to the seals. They were so cute. Most of them were right up on the grass hiding in bushes away from the bad weather! We were dropped off at our hostel and it was gorgeous. It was just a tiny little hostel and was so cosy! We had a 4 bed dorm to ourselves - wicked!!!! So we decided we would ...

We were up early and waiting in the FREEZING cold for the 'Magic Bus'. Seriously, I can't even explain how cold it was. Then we started our journey to Lake Tekapo. On the way we stopped at 'Baldwin Street', the steepest street in the world. It didn't look very steep so we were all pretty confident about climbing up. Well........ talk about feeling the burn!!!! My legs were aching and my calf muscles were killing for days! We made it to the top and the view was l...