Good place for one final night out in NZ. We showed them how the Dorking crew have it.

Spent coach ride to Franz Josef with stubble and tattoos still intact, having lacked time and ability to be upright for long enough to scrub them off between waking up and boarding coach. Did not feel good.We did stop at an extremely bizarre museum/cafe; live possoms in the former and possom pie in the latter. Nice.Climbing Franz Josef Glacier was spectacular. White, white, white and even blue. With 'Ice Talonz' strapped to our feet we crunched our way fo...

Arrived in smelly, smelly Rotorua late morning with more than enough time for some white water rafting! Rafted down a grade V river with a seven metre waterfall halfway through-the biggest raftable fall in the world. Lucy and I both fell completely out of the raft halfway down this rather large waterfall...but we managed to avoid the rocks and flying oars and WE SURVIVED! Hurrah. The following day we went caving at Waitomo, which turned out to be amazing; ...

A very beautiful lake!!!Taupo is tainted by the breakage of my Indian flip flop on the way to some hotsprings. Dammit!

A couple of days off the bus visiting my Auntie and Uncle in Palmy. Total luxury! It was lovely to see them and we were so well looked after! Went to check out New Zealand's biggest windfarm which was pretty impressive. Hundreds of absolutely massive windmills generating enough power to keep a whole city going. Left washed, slept and fed beyond belief! Thanks, Chris and Carol!