On Tuesday the 17th we got up and had a sort of final things and packed our bags. In the afternoon, Tony and Rebecca came round and we had a final catch up and then popped out to the shops with Becky to collect curry ingredients. We returned back to Nan's to start cooking some curries. I then headed to pick Nan up from work as she didn't have her car as it was in for a service, after driving round for an hour and getting lost I decided to park up and wait for her...

On Monday we got up and had breakfast and prepared ourselves for our Black Water Rafting trip. We set off a little early so that we could have a little potter when we got to Waitomo. We stopped off on the way in a little village where Rachel bought herself a new dress (another one). When we then got to Waitomo we had a little look around but there really wasn't much to do, so we had our lunch and went round the shop in the Rafting centre.At 2pm we were called to ...

On Thursday 11th we packed up the car with Nan and Becky and drove to Hot Water Beach where we were staying in a cabin for the weekend. We stopped for a picnic on the way there and for a climb in a tree. When we got to the cabin we had a bit of a relax after unpacking, then headed straight for the beach. The beach has a certain spot that sits on hot springs and you can dig yourself a hot pool in the sand. When you walk through the sea in parts you can feel the ho...

On Tuesday we said good bye to Alf (thank you very much for having us!) and we left Roturura with Becky and Nan. We drove towards Tauranga where Tony lives. We stopped off at a beach near Uncle Tony's and me Rachel and Becky went for a walk along the beach. We found a deserted rope swing and had a play on that for a while, then scrambled over some rocks playing in the rock pools. It was a beautiful day and there was a cool island out at sea which looked nice. We ...

On Friday morning we got up and packed a bag for the weekend as we were going with Nan to stay in Roturua at her friend Alf's place. We stopped of at a few picturesque places on the way taking a few photos, and then arrived in Roturua. Immediately we could smell the eggy smell of the Sulphur in the air, which we soon got used to. We drove down Alf's road, admiring all the houses on the street (they were pretty big). We were greeted by his 2 dogs Maddy and Jess. W...