Today we made our way to the Bay of Islands, with our busdriver Fly. An early start at 6.55am, we crossed the harbour bridge, stopped off at sheep world and dropped people off in Whagadai, before reaching our destination mid afternoon. Our hostel beside Base (can't remember the name) seemed nice, decent room and also very talkative staff. We went and done some groceries and had a walk around the bay. The next day we jumped on our Cape Reinga tour, which we were...

Unfortunately we were onto our last stretch in Queenstown, we have loved the place. We spent the first day sorting out pictures to send home for Christmas and sending my kindle back to get me a new one. We treated ourselves to a steak dinner, then continued the drinking to end up very drunk and indulging in a Ferburger, best burgers in the world. I kind of wasted the next day as I was hungover to hell. Kenny did shotover jet that he had won. I did nothing all d...

The bus arrived late, having us panicking a little and being a bit annoyed as it had to pick us up at a different location so we were sitting outside. Although it was beside a street called Boydtown, I always love significant street names. We met Don the driver, picked up the others who included Laura and Nick and also Stu and Debbie, who we had met on the first bus in the South Island. Our first stop was the Clyde power station/dam. Then stopped in little town f...

Time to hop back on the Kiwi bus after two and a half great weeks in Taupo, and they pick us up at 7am after my 19km hike yesterday. Knackered. Our driver this time is Q, he's dead on. Our first stop is in the National Park, where lots of these crazy people are jumping off a waterfall. I would have loved to, just didn't have my swim stuff handy. But it was scarily high. Met a guy from near us at home, soo nice to hear our accent again. (Even tho when you hear it...

On recommendation by our driver Kane, we stayed at Rainbow Lodge in Taupo. Having looked at our savings recently, and wondering how we'll survive two months in New Zealand on what we have left, I was checking the BBH website for places to work for accommodation and had emailed a few. Rainbow Lodge was also advertised so I just thought I'd ask when I got there. When we arrived, we met Jackie, a lovely Scottish girl and found out that there was work available and ...