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 ...