Taupo is famous for its skydiving. Could we really pass through it without flinging ourselves out of a plane for no apparent reason apart from the buzz and the spectacualer views? Nah! As soon as I signed my name on the form I was terrified and hardly uttered a word. We were about to get dropped off and our friendly bus driver started playing 'Dead on Arrival.' Nice touch. However, it got cancelled due to the bad weather conditions, what a sense of rel...

Firstly I must apologies for the lack of contact and updates of late, my excuse? I am in the giant adventure playground that is New Zealand! Now my friends, I have a few sports, sorry, i must re-phrase, X-TREME sports injuries to report. Yes, I have indulged in a few activities not designed for people like me and I can confirm that they have all be excellent! The first activity we did was black water rafting which involved stretching on a wetsuit, putting on a...

So we left Santiago on Wednesday and arrived on Friday despite only flying for 13 hours.  Bizarre and slightly confusing....Also strange is that fact that we can understand people and signs. It's nice but also feels like it's all a bit easier now. Auckland is just a city really. It's ok, but not overly impressive. We have done a city tour, been to an aquarium and to a museum to learn a bit about the Maori cuture here. What is interestin...