Hi, just realised that my first blog entry from Wellington didn't seem to save. Will quickly fill you in on Auckland and Rotarua Auckland is a really friendly and vibrant city. Wennie joined us and it is so lovely to have her with us. Sara caught up with her God mummy on the first day and after spending the morning lolling about waiting for Wennie and Jon's lost bags to turn up, Wen and I went for a bit of a shop and had lunch in a cafe! -such a treat! We...

...Continued Taupo - What an amazing amazing place. Taupo is famous for it's HUGE lake. It is so big that it looks like the sea. I read somewhere that it's larger than Singapore. Not sure where that comparison came from but guess it highlights the sheer size! On the journey we were asked if we wanted to sky dive the same afternoon. It was something i always expected myself to do when visiting NZ and Taupo is renound for being not only the cheapest, but o...

Hello! Have been in New Zealand a week now and absolutely love it. The people, the scenery, the cafes, cakes, activities, hostels...infact everything are all marv! We are now in Wellington, the capital city and it seems like there is a fair old bit to do here. First i'll give you a quick catch up of the places we've stopped at along the way so far... Auckland - I really loved the feel of the city and everything was made even more lovely jubly by being jo...