Had to get up at 6.30 this morning for my trip to Cape Reinga, not good :( Anyway got on our bus and tried to get some sleep but it didnt happen cause the bus was so uncomfy and the roads were really bendy! I also was a little bit sick in my mouth, think it must have the wine from last nite and not having eaten anything before i felt! Felt a little bit better when i had something to eat. It was great getting out a Cape Reinga, got to stand on the most northern t...

Was so happy to move on from Auckland and head up to Paihia in the Bay of Islands. And thankfully as we headed further north the weather finally managed to improve! Was weird cause we didnt have a coach this time, instead we had a very full minibus! This did mean that my always fallling asleep was a bit of a problem as i was in the outside seat! However it was ok and I made it all the way there without falling asleep but that was only cause i was chattng to me ne...

Arrived in Auckland just after midday today. I had not heard very good reviews about Auckland and I must admit it was just as bad as i had been led to imagine! However the rain did manage to stop after we got settled into our hostel, so we went for a walk around the city. I saw the Sky Tower which to be honest just looks like a concrete pillar with some shiney tiles at the top, not very impressive!! Also walked down to the harbour in hope of seeing the Auckland h...

So we left Napier today for a long journey to Mount Maunganui, we left at about 8 this morning and didnt get here until about 4 this afternoon. I hav to say that I cannot seem to get on a bus these days without falling asleep, its really gettin ridiculous now!! We stopped off at a few interesting places today. There was a really beautiful waterfall in some mountain range that we could take photos of. We also stopped at another waterfall that was only there becaus...

So left Wellington for Napier today. Met a nice American girl on the bus called Melissa. Wasnt to long a journey today. Did stop off at the Moutn Bruce Wildlife Centre for some breakfast and we saw a Tuatara, a very rare bird. We were staying in The Citerion Art Deco hostel which was really nice, had a lot of character about the place and a wee cat as well! So after we arrived and checked into our art deco hostel, me and Kenneth went for a bike ride along the sh...