So, our journey continued into the South Island. Once off the ferry it was back on the coach for the drive to Nelson. We were staying at Tahunanui Beach (you've got to love these crazy place names - almost as good as Penny Come Quick Mr Baker!). It was already quite late by the time we arrived, so it was Dominoes Pizza for dinner then some chill out time with the group. We were all up early the next day for various activities, most of which were cancelled due to ...

Kia ora! Our stay in New Zealand was kicked off by a very long flight (almost 13 hours!) from LA...we left just before midnight on 17th Sept and landed at around 7am on 19th Sept. Skipping a day entirely is quite an odd feeling! First impressions were that Auckland was goind to be very helpful; the airport was full of free leaflets and guides telling us what was on offer. We took a bus into the city and found the hostel. Clearly it was far too early to check in ...