Saturday 2nd May Today I was up by 5am to check out and join my next tour. This one, just a short overnight trip to Kangaroo Island. I was one of the first pickups but soon the bus was almost full with 20 of us in all- a large number of the group having already traveled together before today. After making it to Port Jervis we boarded the ferry and made the 45 minute ride to KI. On arrival we transferred our stuff to our new van and set off. The next few hours w...

Tuesday 14th April So this morning I packed up and said goodbye to Matt. I have to admit while I would have liked to of had my own room for the past 2 nights, he was the best roommate ever. He left me to my own devices but when we did talk he was funny and offered to give me a lift if I needed it. Despite claiming to snore, I didn't hear him once and on top of that he shared his chocolate with me. His white chocolate. As I said, best roommate ever! After killin...

Sunday 29th March This morning I woke up in a really good mood. Despite their being a minimum of 6 people in the dorm, everyone had been really quiet and considerate and the beds were not only comfy but didn't squeak with every little movement. Dragging myself out of bed when I couldn't get back to sleep, I went for a run! My first run in months and it was extremely short but as Alex said the other day when she invited me on hers, 'I had to do something good fo...

Sunday 15th March Today I made my way via taxi to the Bluebridge ferry in Wellington to head to the South Island. There were 6 people from my previous bus also going today but only Youst and I shared the taxi. It might not be far from the hostel but we had to be there for 7am so I really didn't fancy walking it with all my bags. The crossing takes 3 hours and while it certainly has some amazing scenery either end, I didn't go outside until the very end. Now I k...

Saturday 7th March This morning I was a really bad roommate. I had someone try and call me at 4.30am. Normally this wouldn't matter as I keep my phone on silent but I had switched it to vibrate the other day and had forgotten to change it back. Luckily speaking to the others later on, it only woke one girl up and she went straight back to sleep. So after a shower and a very quick breakfast -I'd over slept- I went outside and waited for my 9am pickup to Wai-O-Ta...