On Thursday Carol and I were both a bit ill still after the food poisoning but we had booked our campervan so we both decided that we should still go ahead and pick it up. We checked out of the hostel and got a taxi over to the campervan place where we picked it up! We have named her Connie and she is massive! Its a 4 man campervan so we have 2 double beds, a fridge, microwave, 4 hobs, a grill, heater and a toilet and shower! Matt is designated driver and me chi...

Hello everyone, we arrived in Auckland on Tuesday22nd July. We checked into the hostel and then went out for a wander and a bite to eat. We met up with Jenny & kate in the evening from Fiji who were staying in the same hostel as us. Wednesday we got up and went shopping for some warmer clothes as we as in mid winter and didn't really prepare for this climate! Carol and I went to the supermarket which resulted in food poisoning! We thought we were fine an...