As soon as i had arrived the previous day I asked my roommate what tours she was going on...so I tagged along! First we went to Waimangu Volcanic Valley. The bus picked us up at 9am and it took 40 mins to get there, we were also with the 2 kiwi girls from the night before. It was a 3 hr walk though the volcanic valley were there was bubbling streams, steaming cliffs, volcanic craters and of course some strange wildlife, one being a black swan! I obviously took a...

Today was a bit of a lazy day, I spent the morning packing and checking out of my Auckland hostel, said my goodbyes, then headed to the bus station at 12pm. The bus only took 4 and a half hrs which is pretty good compared to most of the bus journeys I've done, and it only took about 10 minutes to walk to the hostel. The man at the hostel was very friendly and talkative, which is always a bonus! I went up to my room and got chatting to an Aussie girl who said we s...