TAUPO (24TH JAN - 25TH JAN)After Rotorua we headed down to Taupo which didn't take long at all. The weather was a bit rubbish though (I really didn't want to tell you that!) so we had a look around that place, it was quite similar to Rotorua. We stayed in a backpackers for around 8 pounds each, it was a really big double room with an en-suite, we will be staying there again because I want to come back and go white water rafting, plus this is the place to ...

ROTORUA (23rd JAN - 24th JAN)We decided to make a few stops on the way to Napier to break down our journey! It took nearly 4 hours to get to Rotorua but it was well worth it, it was such a nice little place altough it smelt a little because it is cover in thermal spas and they really stink from the sulphur but hey you get used to it!It was glorious sunshine so we decided to make the most of it (you know we might not see sun again!). We went to a place called skyl...

AUCKLAND (January 12th - January 22nd 2007)Hello everyone. Sorry it has taken me a while to update this journal, trying to get hold of the internet is a nightmare, you can get on to one for 10 minutes but then its so slow it takes 10 minutes to load the screen! Anyways I will try and keep up with it and update it everytime I make a move to my next place.We finally arrived in Auckland at about midnight on Friday night and went straight to Mike and Jo's (t...