Back in the Bay of Islands today which is really nice although the 7am start was not good for my head! Slept most of the way up there as didnt get to bed until late last night! Had a really nice driver who had jsut started out with Kiwi (Fly) and Cam came along for the ride as he had a few days off. Weather in Bay ok but not as good as last time! Met up with Oli, Alex and Liam again which was nice. Good day and very glad to be out of Auckland!

Finally managed to get out of Auckland today which was a relief as although for a city it is quiet nice, after a few days you have seen all of the main sites and need a bit of greenery! Finally saw my first sheep! It was pink! No jokes, something to do with anger management but that may have been the sense of humour of our bus driver (Jared). It was an early start as the bus picked us up at 7.30 but as I was the only one in my room it worked out quiet well as I...