Hey! Here's NZ from where we left off last time; the more exciting side! On Tueday we finally got our car, so after quickly buying a few things that we had stolen, like a new camera, we were finally on our way round New Zealand! The car was ok - 1.8 Nissan 5 Door etc, yet again it was automatic. Did help though on the long drives, just not as fun. Firstly we headed down to Rotorua. Stayed at the Hot Rock Hostel, and had a nice swim in the thermal swimming...

Kia Ora! Well at long last our cards have arrived, so as of tomorrow, the adventure continues! Not that the last 10 days have been wasted, simply different. Was really nice just to kick back and relax for couple of days. Malcolm and Anita have been great (Anita being my Dads Cousin; who kindly agreed to put us up for a couple of nights, which then stretched to 10) and really made us feel at home. In return, we have made numerous raids on the fridge and hogged the...