The day started well. Up at 6am to be ready for our shuttle to take us to the ferry at 7am. We were at the shuttle pick up by 6:45, early this was good. But then we almost ended up on the wrong bus as we just assumed there would only be one bus that would use this stop, wrong. Our bus turned up, it was the bright blue one with Ferry Shuttle written all over it. We check in and get on to the Kaitaki Interislander Ship,so far so good. Until the Captain let's us kno...

What a full on day!! First stop Weta studios and what an awesome place filled with movie memorabilia with Lord of the Rings the main attraction for me. We watched a short DVD about the studios which made it seem like the most amazing place to work. Definitely worth a visit and it's free which is going to be the theme of today. Second stop, The Beehive. We went on a tour of the Beehive and the Parliament Buildings, again it was free! Surprisingly this was well wo...

Not really much to write today. We woke up early and were on a train for 12 hours haha. We caught the Overlander train in Auckland and got off in Wellington. The scenery all the way down did not disappoint. Beautiful green rolling hills, snow capped mountains, rivers and streams, cows and sheep!! Once we passed Palmerston North we were officially the furtherest down south I had ever been, which was super exciting for me, no one else on the train seemed to care h...

Tonight is the game we've been waiting all week to see, but before that we've still got a day in the city. Emily and I caught up with an old friend and her handsome son for lunch. It's great when you catch up with people you haven't seen for ages and it feels like you saw them yesterday!! Em and I then decided to head back to Queens Wharf and wait 45 mins to go inside the giant rugby ball. 150% worth the wait. Inside was a 180 degree visual explosion that took ...

It had to be an early start today considering it was the beginning of mine and Emilys two week road trip and I hadn't even packed yet. So after two full on hours packing and organizing we were on the road heading to Auckland, the City of Sails. FACT: Auckland has more Sail boats per capita than any other city in the world END FACT. First stop to check into our "hotel", not that you could really call it that, but it was clean and the beds were comfy so it wasn't ...