So here I am in Rotorua! I had a good time in Auckland, I did a bungy jump off Auckland Harbour Bridge which was amazing! the strangest feeling in the world. wow. I also went up the Auckland Sky Tower and went to the museum which has a great Maori exhibit. ( I also managed to find a 24 hour Irish bar which was pretty fun at 5am). Leaving Auckland on Weds 13th Feb, I was on the Kiwi Experience bus headed for Mercury Bay. We stopped during the day at a beach to...

So Now I'm in Auckland! The rest of my week in Los Angeles went well. Universal studios is great, I spent Wednesday there. It was hot. The next day I went to Santa Monica, home of the legendary (depending upon how you look at it) Baywatch. Santa Monica is beautiful, the beach runs for miles and miles down the California coast. I walked the famous pier and then explored Palisades Park, which is amazing! - hundreds of palm trees and green grass set on the cliff...