This is only a quick update to tell of my last week in New Zealand. Our last day in Auckland we finally got some good weather so went up the Sky Tower. It was a really clear day so we could see great views right across Auckland. We also got to see a couple of people do the jump off the tower. After that we took a visit to the Auckland Museum. It was really big and full of interesting things. There was lots on Maouri culture and an interesting bit on volcanoes. Ho...

In Queenstown I did my bungy jump! I dont know where the sudden urge to do it came from but I suddenly felt I couldn't come to New Zeland and not do one! I'm glad I did. I went in to one of the offices and booked one so that there was no backing out. The next day I went out to Kawarau Bridge, the location of my bungy. It is the site of the first ever bungy. When I saw it I was terrified but at the same time was really anxious to jump off. There was absolutely no ...

Our flight into New Zealand was short and our plain was very empty. It was a nice flight as we got to see the sun setting in New Zealand as we were about to land. We were picked up in Christchurch by Jan, a family friend of Laurens. We stayed with her for the weekend to settle in and she made us very welcome. It was definitely a lot colder in New Zealand than Australia! The day after we arrived in Christchurch we made a mad dash for the shops to buy some warm clo...