Wednesday 21 May 2008 and we had a short bus ride up to Rotorua. Arrived for our first proper taste of the Maori culture where Jack and Chris managed to win a cheeky little prize for their vast knowledge. Left there and got ourself checked into Base Hot Rocks! First thing we did notice about Rotorua was the smell. The place constantly smelt of sulphur. Not the nicest. After our 256th Subway of the tour we got ourselves prepped for a bit of white water rafting. Af...

Early start on Saturday 17th to head off to Taupo. Chucked our stuff onto the Kiwi bus , reclined the seat and got settled in for our journey North. 2 minutes later we were back off the bus dragging our bags out having just narrowly missed being returned to the South Island. Close call! Finally found the right bus and hopped on. The bus ride was a long one with our first highlight stopping off to get our first glimpses of the Tongarriro National Park (where Mount...

Rolled into Wellington after a brief flight on Tuesday 13th April. All pretty tired from our previous banter in Queenstown there was nothing on the cards but a quiet one. Checked in and hit the sack. It was Andy's birthday on the 13th but we had decided to have it on the 14th. Wednesday we arose and decided we needed to stock up on some New Zealand culture. Hit the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum to stimulate the mind. After an accomplished morning it was time to send ...

Arose early on the 6th April 2008 for an epic day at the office. First to arise was Luke and James as it was skydive time. After the toilet had taken a beating we said our fairwells and off they went. Whilst Luke and James went off in a plane the rest of us rolled into Puzzling World. This place was mental. Freaky illusions all over the show that you just couldn't get your head around. Also had loads of little games to play that had you feeling like you were back...

Leaving Franz we stopped off at a mirror lake. With an eerie mist over the top of it there was no mirror about it. A little disappointed we tucked into breakfast before heading off. With some more banter from the driver it was time for the big boy activity sheets to start coming around the bus. Sky diving was first and eager to get their teeth into it luke and James signed straight up. Now with the banter building on the bus the bungy sheet came around. First up ...