Saturday 3rd Nov 5.50am wake up call again for 7.10am coach pick up. We didn't manage to have breakfast as the kitchen was closed! We needed a cuppa!! This time, we went on the coach that was run by Awesome Adventure. Unfortunately for us, we couldn't understand the driver as the coach was too noisy! Though the driver did make sure that we are getting the important information. The first stop was at the Puketi Kauri Forest to check out some majestic trees that...

Friday 2nd Nov 5.50am wake up call to catch the Kiwi Ex coach at 7.10am to go to the Bay of Islands. We did stop at the small cafe for mid morning break to have breakfast. The driver was great as he was certainly deaf aware and made sure that we know what was happening on our journey. If we didn't catch what he was saying, he had an extra help on the coach called Amy on stand-by for us to ask. The journey was about 5 hours journey. We arrived to Paihia at about...

Thursday 1st Nov 10:15am start for our free day trip around Auckland outside the hostel. On our coach, there was a dog called Ruby, keeping us amused for our coach journey! We made our way to Auckland Harbour Bridge to do climbing for free! Unfortunately Daniel couldn't take part of it due to him wearing the Flip Flops. It wasn't allowed for safely reasons. Daniel was gutted and just hung around till everybody finished their bridge climb. Lisa went ahead, climb...

Wednesday 31st October Got up very late after stressful and tiring researching for our N.Z plan. We made our way to the travel desk to enquire for the best way to get around New Zealand. They recommended something like Kiwi Experience or if we wanted freedom, campervan which was $69 per day. After working out, it seems that Kiwi Ex was the cheapest, which we took up for it. However, before we did book it, the staff told us to take up the free day trip around Auc...

Tuesday 30th October We left the hostel to go elsewhere, to be near the city. We found one which was bang in the city! We can see the Auckland Tower very well from the Hostel entrance. We decided to browse around the city, doing the window shopping. The city is very much like London, home away from home. We walked to the harbour to take pictures and to see the bridge. Before we left for travelling, Daniel's cousin mentioned that there is a bar called Minus 5, a...