Today was my first proper day at Paihia, but the day that I would also be checking out, strange! I got up, packed up my stuff and popped it in the luggage area. My bus wasn't leaving till 4.30 so I had plenty of time. I decided to walk out to Hararu Falls via Waitangi. It took 2 and a half hours to get there and I walked through mainly forestry over a couple of bridges and also a boardwalk section where I passed through a large mangrove forest. I was quite para...

My bus to Paihia, Bay of Islands was at 8am! :-O After quickly grabbing some supplies for the journey I realised after that I shouldn't have bothered as I slept for the majority of the 4 hour bus journey...oops! Arrived at Paihia around lunchtime and walked along the beach to get to my hostel. The sun was shining and the islands looked beautiful. Due to the nice weather it didnt seem like New Zealand either!! I checked into my hostel and went to the bar next do...