Today again was a morning drive to Hahei or coromandel. On the way we stopped at a hot water beach. As it's in a geothermal area it has spots where u can dig a hole and make your own hot tub on the beach :). Some spots are hotter then others so u had to find the right one. We had a go but as it was Saturday it was really crowded. Mostly dipped our feet in :) In coromandel we had a chance to do a hike to cathedral cove. This is where one of the nania films was fi...

Guess what more rubbish weather. We had the morning on the island but again we couldn't do anything :(. The beach was really nice and we were staying right on it but couldn't make use of it. We kind of did this and that before our pick up at 12. Another ferry to take us back to paihia. We had lunch there before our long drive back to Auckland. On the drive back we stopped at a beautiful waterfall and also the native bird recovery centre. They take in birds whic...

We got the ferry this morning to do a wildlife cruise and get to Urupukapuka island. It wasn't the best day for it as it was cold n cloudy n windy but we trooped on :) Saw some dolphins on the cruise which was really cool and loads of different islands. We saw a rock formation which was called hole in the island which the ferry went through :) We got dropped off on the island lunchtime and then the day was ours to do as we pleased. We were a bit restricted caus...

New group...new adventure starts today. Had a pick up from base hostel at 7am. About 15 people in the new group and a tour guide called lucky :). Our bus was called mrs Bailey hehe. Today we were heading north upto paihia. New Zealand is no where near as big as oz and a lot shorter drives which is def a bonus. We started driving out of the city and the scenery was amazing. Its so beautiful and so green. Stopped to look at a giant kauri tree which was 800yrs old...

Today is a travelling day to New Zealand. 8am flight to Sydney then a connecting flight to Nz!! One long and tiring day. Got to my hostel in Nz abt 6.30. Not too late but my 4am start has tired me out. Shower and sort my stuff before heading to bed so I'm fresh for the start of my tour :)