NZ Day Twenty-Six Today we left 'Crapsville' headed for Taupo but not before we stopped to take pictures of Mt.Doom from the famous film Lord Of The Rings. After our quick stop we carried on our little merry way and before we got into Taupo we stopped off at Huka Falls to see the cool blue waters. Due to our lack of sleep we decided not to do the sky dive and left it for tomorrow to do so wen we got into our hostel "Urban Retreat" we had a quick...

NZ Day Twenty-Five Today we arrived at the River Valley Lodge after our 30 min drive from the town of Tahipe, the lodge itself is very much secluded and out in the sticks. After settling in we went on a trek near the lodge and this is where i fell into the rocks and water in trying to find Mark as he wandered off. A jump in the river was on the cards after our trek and it was mighty cold as we froze our nads off from the icy water. But after a couple of...

NZ Day Twenty-Four Today Mark and Tim went on a walk to Mt.Victoria whereas i stayed in and rested my ankle, so basically most of the morning was spent trying to fill in the days of my journal that i missed as well as watching Meet The Fockers for the THIRD TIME!!!!!!!!! Whilst chilling on my bed i got chatting to Britta German girl travelling by herself then an English Guy came in called Chris who i found out use to go to U.W.E and lived down from Mark...

NZ Day Twenty-Three Today Mark, Tim and I caught the cable car up to the top of the town to where the botanical gardens were and that was a big let down to say the least as all there were was a couple of bushes with labels but hey at least we got a a picture in front of a scout's club house and a picture on the cannon. On the way back down we decided to play a bit of frisbee on the Uni campus grounds so that was cool after that we ended up at the Sports...

NZ Day Twenty-Two Today we spent practically the whole day at the Te Papa Tongarewa a.k.a Museum of New Zealand and it does take the whole day to see the whole museum as it is a 5 storey building which cost the great country of New Zealand $35million to build. Whilst at the museum we were exposed to many things such as the history of the New Zealand people as well as their land and culture. We even got a taste of what it would be like to be in a house w...