Leaving Kaikoura we took the ferry back across the Cook Straits over to Wellington, and passing through the Marlborough Sounds Jess and I saw two dolphins! Pretty lucky! They were really cool. When I arrived in Wellington for the second time on my way back up north, I was lucky enough to stay with some lovely friends called Andy and Sarah from back home. I have known them for years since Andy is one of my older brother Ben's best friends and Sarah is his girlfri...

We arrived in Wellington at about 4pmish on 7th June and just did the usual supermarket rounds, nothing too interesting. My German friend Diddi and I cooked a delicious lasagne (thankyou Nanny for teaching me - I've never forgotten how and my friend wanted the recipe!). After that we just chilled for a bit, then headed for a night out on the town, which was eventful to say the least! It was a great night because it was the last night that our North Island group w...