Auckland again (14th April - 3rd August 2007)We got to Mike and Jo's and settled ourselves then went looking for a job and hey presto within days I had a job in Auckland hospital to take me up to when I leave and Pete got a temp job for a few weeks, so we started working and took on normal lives of work and on a weekend we would explore parts of Auckland, go for walks to see some great views of Auckland and general sightseeing. But we were living so far away?...

Paihia (12th April - 14th April)We didn't have long in Paihia so I made the most of it and purchased some more stuff! We spent a few nights in drinking a few beers and I mean a few and playing monopoly, that's right there is just no stopping us! We booked a trip to look around the Islands (this area is the Bay of Islands and is just gorgeous). The weather kept up ok although it was very windy indeed and I was wearing the most unpractical clothes in the wo...

Kerikeri, Bay of Islands (March 5th - 12th April 2007)We set of to our next destination which is in one of the most beautiful and hottest parts of New Zealand. We arrived at Hone Heke lodge which is just superb. We have a fridge in our room and everything which is great when for the past 5 weeks you have shared with 100+ people. It's really quite aswel at the moment so you have the whole place to youselves including the huge wide screen tv, yey! The giant tra...

Rotorua (again!) 1st March - 3rd March 2007 and a little bit of AucklandAfter we finally left a very nice Napier we decided to stay in Rotorua again for a few nights to break up a 9 nine hour journey. We staying in Cactus Jacks Backpackers which as you can imagine was themed like a mexian desert with a hot tub, which could be used up until 10pm. The weather was great when we got there so we settled for the night (after going to an eat all you can buffet which is ...

Napier (25th Jan - 1st March)We've been in Napier for quite some time now and I have only just got around to updating this thing so I can barely remember what I have been up to so hang in there with the garbage I will probably write!We arrived in Napier to look for our backpackers which is an old prison, we didn't know what the heck to expect, its right at the top of a hill looking over onto the sea and the beach with a view of a water fall and a garden t...