Wow! It really does smell of rotton eggs here! Something to do with Sulphur and Hot Springs! Have been to the Ta Maki Tribe Cultural Experience this evening, got picked up from the hostel on a bus. the driver was called John , he was HORRIBLY annoying, reminded me very much of Bruce Forsyth! He kept blabbering on and repeating everything about a billion times! He had a really annoying way of talking so that even though he was speaking in English it was pretty tr...

Leaving Auckland yesterday we went up Mount Eden - a volcano - there were cows in the crater! Spent quite a long time on the bus stopped at Cathederal Cove and had a 45 minute coastal walk to get to a little private beach where a huge cove had formed making a hole all the way through a rock - a fatter version of Durdle Door. I got up early this morning, about 7am so that I could get over to Hot Water Beach for low tide. This beach has hot springs under it and a...

HEaded North from Auckland on the Big Green Bus yesterday, stopped at a really dinky honey cafe for breakfast. Felt a little bit like a school trip - "you have 30 minutes we leave at 8.30" Everyone was very cahtty though and the journey passed really quickly! The country side is VERY english. Sheep EVERYWHERE - did you know that there are 40 million sheep in New Zealand - that is 10 sheep for every person! The Japanease woman who booked my bus ticket o...

Started the Kiwi Experience today - after umming and aahing for AGES about how to get around NZ I have settled with Kiwi - I have heard good and bad things agout the company but I am sure it will be fab! Last night wasa JIKE! Got to sleep at about 12.30 - too late! Then got woken up at 2.30am by 3 VERY drunk loud English guys in my dorm had JUST about got back to sleep when a RIDICULOUSLY loud buzzer started going off and a message "The emergency system has...

Still didnt find much in Auckland today but went to a Rugby match this evening - The Auckland Blues vs Duneidon Highlanders. Paid $15 (about 6pounds) and got ticket, hot dog, trasport to and from the game, face paint a free drink and BILLIONS of 2 for 1 voucers for the Globe Bar. We all went to the bar before the game and painted each others faces and then walked on mass down Aucland main street - felt a little like being on a school trip! We were in the un-cover...