Hi, it really has been a while since i last updated the journal. I didn't use the internet at all in Fiji so i ended up VERY behind! The end of New Zealand continued to be really fantastic. A few nights in Queenstown ended up being a week because we had really cool people in our dorm and ended up not wanting to leave!! We were like one big happy family - had meals together, drank LOTS of tea together and bonded over games of indoor crazy golf and luge riding, i...

Fiji - We flew in on the evening of the 4th and i stayed 2 nights on the mainland before heading to Mana (magic) Island, where my friend Sarah who i met glacier treking in Nz and her mate Russell were staying. As you arrive you couldn't be made to feel more welcome. I stayed on Mana for the whole 2 weeks except for 2 nights where i went to Bounty island with 2 lovely Swedish girls. Whilst on Bounty we took out a hobie cat but there was no wind so we kayaked aroun...

Hey - just an update on the fantastic places in the South Island so far. After Windy, Wet wellington we crossed on the ferry to Picton (gateway to South Island) Having had the wild weather, the crossing was a bit rough and there was quite a swell. I managed to sleep for pretty much the whole 3 hour crossing, waking just in time to see the stunning scenery as we got into Picton. Magic bus took us to Nelson where we stayed in amazing hostel. Initially put off by t...

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...