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...

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...

Not all that much to fill you in on really. We stopped at Coffs Harbour on the way down to Sydders. Spend one night in a cabin on a campsite with Amy and Alice too (the friends we met in Asia) Had a whole day in Coffs before getting the 10pm bus to Sydney. Unfortunately i spent that day in bed having found out i have Glandular Fever and being told rest is the only cure! Bus trip down was long as i didn't sleep much but we arrived at about 6am and the city was...