Sadly we didn't get to see much of Wellington but it looks like a cool place. We woke up early and got on our ferry at 7! This also meant leaving Josh as he had a few days here, but all is good as he will catch us up in Queenstown! After a bit of a confrontation about not being able to take a ball onboard the ferry, we had a chill out and I found some reclining seats to sleep on. We arrived in the South Island just after 11. We travelled south and stopped off in...

Today four of us lads decided to hit it hard on the rapids! We woke early once again, got kitted up in the freezing cold and made our way up the valley in a minivan. After about 20 minutes the van stopped, we all got out and got in the raft! Once we were going down stream the idea was very much to learn on the job! The four of us were spread around the raft with the instructor at the back steering and shouting commands! At first we only did Grade 2 rapids, which...

It was another early start today which was not what I needed. We packed and got on the bus. It was a long journey to River Valley but it was broken up by stopping for a few walks! We saw some waterfalls, including one from Lord Of The Rings and we also saw Mount Doom! We were meant to see it yesterday but better later than ever! All in all it was good to get to know people more! We got to a little river side lodge in the middle of nowhere at about 5pm. We checke...

So we woke up early, in a horrible state! 5.30 the alarm went off and both me and Harry stumbled around to get ready and then got I'm the 6.30 bus to the Tongariro Crossing! I slept on the bus there and as we got out the two of us felt ragged!! The rest of the group went on and us two struggled onward battling the hangovers. The start of the trip was okay but it all went so quick as I don't think my mind was present for the first few hours. As we walked onwards...

Today was the day I jumped out of a plane at 15,000ft! That's right! Chay - the dude scared of heights did a massive skydive today! The day started off with a casual stroll around some forestry outside Rotorua. I got to know a guy named Harry! He's really into his road cycling and does a bit of mountain biking. So naturally we both got along really well. We spent 2 hours wondering a path of the forest, talking about all our cycling moments - although I think he ...