A day spent with volcanoes... a day spent walking amoungst breathless scenary and a day where i set myself an goal and i achieved it! Awake at 5am, dark and cold, a hot breakfast and ready for the bus at 6 to head towards the begining of the famous tongaririo crossing that thousands of us vistors try to do! As the sun came up i was hoping for a nice day and once again i was lucku to have some blue sky, met with frosty vegetation a clear and crisp morning! The to...

The fresh autum air!New zealand has now fallin into its autum, as the leaves begin to turn red,yellow and orange as the start to fall the fresh morning air and days getting shorter. The temperature deffiatly dropping, you learn this quickly if sleeping in the tent for the week! A blue sky day with afew clouds apearing, walking up at 7 i decided to make the most of the weather and walk to the huka falls, already seeing them but far nicer walking to them parrellel ...

From Turangi on tuesday through tuapo to turanga....the 3 T'S!Yesterday, leaving turangi the full view of lake tuapo clear to see an extensive area, new zealands largest lake 606sqkm!! A water filled crater from a volcanic blast. The town has become very popular, an abundance of tourist attractions physicaly and from adrenaline sports to shoping its all there, a feel of queenstown about this area. On our way through a look at kuka falls; where new zealands longes...

Leaving wellington.Leaving wellington i made my way to the west coast, a 6 1/2 hour bus journey this time, through rolling hills and countryside out of the large city of wllington to new plymouth. Famous for its surfing beaches and eggmont national park. Some beautiful scenary including my first black sand experience. The volcanic areas resulting in black sand just as nice on the feet though on a hot day shoes would be highly recomended. With the clocks changing ...

From one museum to another of different structures all together! Taking a nice walk by the river yesterday morning a great way to begin each day. The afternoon was spent at one of wellingtons biggest atractions " zealandia" this is the karori sanctuary. Now being in the capital you odnt expect to walk round somewhere and think you back in the middle of the south island on one of the wlaking tracks youve been on. The karori sanctuary is an incredable pl...