we stayed in napier last night but got there really late as the bus broke down. so we had to wait for about three hours and in the mean time the bus driver read soft porn aloud to us. interesting. Saw a kiwi yesterday which was genuinely exciting! just stopped in rotorua for a few hours en route to Mt Manganui. Went zorbing, which is where you get in a big plastic ball with water in it and get chucked down a hill! it was fun, especially as there was me...

went whale watching in Kaikoura which was good but the boat ride was unbelievably sickening and there was a group of hungover scottish guys throwing up next to me. nice. Kaikoura was stunning, it was a really sunny day and there were mountains behind me and the pacific in front. saw dolphins and seals too. I was going to go swimming with dolphins but then remembered my fear of dark water. and sharks. so didn't. Caught the ferry from Picton to Wellington tod...

stopped off in Geraldine this morning, which i found very exciting! noone else seemed to though... in Christchurch for the second time this trip and it hasn't got any more interesting! can't wait to get to Kaikoura tomorrow to go whale watching and hopefully swimming with dolphins!

set off on my bus tour yesterday at some ridiculous time in the morning when i was still quite drunk... went to dunedin and stayed for the night. not a lot to do there but it was an actual city this time, rather than just a collection of streets they pretend is a city! i visited the cadbury factory and it was possibly the worst 13 bucks i've spent. full of fatties and hyper kids. Today saw the Moeraki boulders, which are natural boulders on the beach. It has...

ok, ok i know i've been terrible at updating this! so, been learning to snowboard, not great at it but it's so fun!however, very expensive and with no jobs i going i had to stop. Donna, however, bought her own board so is improving quite a lot! 2 of our friends have broken bones whilst boarding which is a bit s***! Did a 12,000ft skydive the other week which was amazing! the views were beautiful too. Hired a car some days and done some exploring. Sout...