We left the ferry and decided to drive along the coastal road to Nelson. Sleep was not an option, as we would pass out and not wake up again until late, which would really mess us up, so we fought the tiredness. Our first taste of the South Island did not disappoint. The scenery was quite amazing. Marlborough Sounds is made up of vast inlets with high mountains all around covered in tropical vegetation. At 8am there was mist everywhere and it really was quite ...

Hello guys and welcome to the last entry from the North Island. Its been a pretty crazy week. We have wanted to see and do as much as possible so we have been doing a lot of driving, but it has been totally worth it. There was one last stint to do, and thats from Lake Taupo to Wellington. We headed south out of Lake Taupo, only getting 5 minutes down the road before we found a car park overlooking the lake where we spent an hour playing cricket. By the time we l...

I woke up in the night and decided I wasn't feeling very well at all. It felt like mild food poisoning but I lay still and eventually it was morning. When I awoke I decided I was dehydrated from all the red wine the night before so I bought some water and went over to the large inflatable pillow for a bounce before breakfast. This was not a good idea. My stomach was definitely feeling worse. No matter, a good full english breakfast was cooked for me by our specia...

Today we went to the Waimangu Thermal Valley, just south of Rotorua. The whole area is known for its thermal activity but it is all quite expensive so we chose just one to visit. The sights were pretty amazing. There was a 2 hour walk along a set path for us to follow with various sights along the way. The main attractions were Emerald Pool, the Inferno Crater and the hot mud flats. Emerald pool was a vast lake with constant steam rising out of it. The surroundin...

Having driven up from Auckland late in the evening, we arrived at the Bay of Islands just as the sun was setting and managed to navigate our way to a camp site with water and electricity. We were pretty hungry by this point so we set up our new bbq and had a few beers. In the morning we booked ourselves onto a ferry ride around the bay of islands, King's Dolphins Cruise it was called, who promised us a high chance of finding some dolphins. We spent the morning ...