So it was back to Auckland for a few days to see Emily, and relaxbefore heading to Fiji. Emily is working at a fashionable bar, which we visited for many a glass of wine one night, I also got to see Seamas and Catriona again, before they left. Bumped into James again. And the highlight was bumping into Rachel from the South Coast and going for drinks with her, Hemel and Berko, plus Emma Morgans (from Home) Brothers Girlfriend! How small a world is this? We went f...

So it was goodbye to Chistchurch, not before having a the best Indian Meal I have ever tasted in a place called two Fat Indians. I had a Lamb dish specialised in this restaurant only. and it was gorgeous. The Lamb here is so tasty but the way it was cooked too, I would go out on a limb and say that was the best curry i have ever tasted. The short trip up to Kaikora was very uneventful, and the highlight was when I got off the bus, to see Kimberley still at the h...

"This is Edoras, home of Theodean, King of Rohan, who's mind has been overthrown by Sauraman". Yes it was time, for the Geek that is David Betts to leave all cool people and return to his geeky ways. A trip to Edoras - that will do nicely! And not only a visit, a personalised tour. A jeep picked me up, and had just three other people on the tour. Most of the Rohan shots in Jacksons Lord of the Rings were filmed here, in a National Park in the middl...

So on the road once again - this time to Christchurch, somewhere I was told was not really that nice to visit. But I had plans here, that included my geekiness coming out in a Lord of the Rings tour. We past this lake in the picture enroute and look at that view, Mount Cook behind the Turquoise Blue waters - This may have been one of the most beautiful sights I had sseen in my travels, so calm. We arrived in Christchurch and the city was quite quiet, that was u...

So we took the Cable Car uto the Highest point in Queenstown, home to the Ledge Bungy Jump, 400 metres overlooking Queenstown. I was so buzzing about this one, because you can take a running jump off the Ledge, and I was ready in my head to do sommersaults, backflips and everything! Still buzzing from the Nevis. Did I do any of these things...well no! I ran, forgot to jump so fell off the edge and screamed like a big Girl! Think I am lying, come round, check out ...