Kiwi Experience Bus, yeh! Been looking forward to this for ages. Started the day in Auckland, with our driver Kane, who took us to Mount Eden, which is an extinct volcano shaped as a grassy crater. From here, we had beautiful views of the city. Then we headed south east along the coromandel, thought the little town of Thames, seeing the Oldaman islands out in the sea. Also travelled through the kopu mountain range. Our first beautiful stop was Cathedral cove. It'...

Auckland, Waihike island, hot water beach, Matamata, Rotorua, Taupo, Waitomo, Raglan Arrived in Auckland on possibly the easiest flight we've had yet. Unfortunately customs wasn't so easy. I declared our tent and walking boots, which meant Kennys boots had to be disinfected and they took the tent apart and did something to it too. Then, I decided not to declare a shell I had at the bottom of my bag, then chickened out that I would get caught so riffling through ...