Woo! Waiting around in Taupo paid off and I finally got to skydive today! It was pretty sunny when I got up - not much cloud but I didn't get my hopes up because it had been cancelled so much! But reception phoned up and I was good to go! Someone was coming in 15 minutes -aaaaaaaah - butterflies! Had to fill in a form and sign to say that I understood that skydiving is a dangerous activity that can cause injury or death!! Got kitted out in another attractive outf...

I got up at 6.15am to go sky diving but again it is cancelled!!!! I moved to the YHA hostel this morning which is much nicer than base and $6 a night cheaper!!!! The weather has been really up and down today so I decided I wouldn't waste my afternoon on a wait list for the sky dive instead I went to a naturally occuring thermal park called "Craters of the Moon" it was a pretty impressive place, looking out across the park there were random clouds of smo...

Black Water Rafting yesterday was AWESOME! Got picked up from the hostel at 7.45am and went to the centre the group had 7 people 5 girls and 2 guys! I have again written a stupidly long description, 7 pages in my journal so will be summarising again for you! However I dont think I can skimp on my description of what I had to wear! I think this must have been the most attracctive I have ever felt in my life! The outfit consited of - a full length tank topped wets...

Ok, so today I have established that my walking boots are NOT waterproof! Left Rotorua and made a short journey to the Agrodome where I saw a nation famous sheep show! It was pretty funny actually with 19 variteties of sheep - I hadn't realised until today what a freaky looking animal a sheep is! There were dogs running up and down the sheep's backs, sheep shearing, cow milking and some very sweet lambs. I was sat next to a VERY annoying american woman in a brigh...

Yesterday I couldn't wuite sort out my navigation around Rotorua and I alked around in circles for a while trying to find a supermarket then walked around in more circles trying to find the hostel again! on the bright side I have now seen most of the city! Went to eh Polynesian Spa which is rated in the Top 10 Spa's in the world. It was VERY relaxing with outdoor pools overlooking the lake ranging from 30 - 45oC! Spent a while relaxing and then had to navigate ...