yes iv eventually done it !!!!!. Today i have had my 1st skydive from 12.000 feet, ok we booked it yesterday after me n a few lads fancied giving it a go and with the weather looking loads better, we rang Taupo skydive and got the green light to do it 2pm the following day, so we set off from Rotorua south about 80 km and the weather was amazing not a cloud in sight (perfecto), we arrived at our hostel in Taupo and rang the skydive team who would come and colle...

hiya guys another quick journal this time from the hot springs and geysers at Rotorua, we travelled after our abseils east about 2 hours, i was looking forward to seeing these natural geysers shooting off and the boiling holes etc, so as our guide book recommende we travelled to Wai-o-tapu to see the thermal wonderland and the big geyser in action, it erupts about 10.15 everyday and after arriving along with hundreads more , we gathered around this mini volcano (...

good day all weve moved on again this time to the caves at Waitomo, a 6 hour drive south from Whangarei, we arrived about 10 pm after a long drive so have an early 1, the next day we didnt know what caves to explore as their is hundreads with all levels of adrenalin levels and prices (we payed about $75 each which is 30 quid). We decided to go with a black water raft which is sitting yourself in a big rubber ring connected to whoever possible then floating t...

Kia ora tatlu katau katoa, visited 1 of the most famous parts of Aotearoa (New Zealand) today, its where in 1840 the treaty was signed with the Maouri and british to keep peach and order between the native people and the settlers, we booked a sound & light show which takes you through the history of New Zealand and how europeans managed to settle here, it started about 8 pm where about 100 peops all gathered around the famous building in Waitangi, there we wh...

After skydiving was cancelled AGAIN we fancied a drive to the top of north island some 266km away, considering we didnt set off till dinner time we arrived in good time, its the most northerly point of New Zealand and legend has it that when you die your soul travels up to the point then to spirits bay to rest, anyway to see the pacific ocean and the tasman sea join is worth the drive up, you can actually see the swell when they meet, after taking a good few pics...