Hi all, I am now heading back towards Auckland for the last two matches of the lions tour and am now in Taupo. I left Ed and Janet's yesterday after two great days relaxing in the comfort of a home again. It was a pleasent change from the hostels that I am used to staying in. I got to Waiorou around lunch time on Wednesday and Janet picked me up. Ed managed to finish work early so after being introduced to Abigail and Luke we all went to a cafe for so...

Hi all, Well I am now in Waiorou at Ed and Janet's, but I have almost a week of travels to update you on first. Last Friday I went off to do the Nevis Highwire bungee jump and I can easily say it was the scariest thing I have ever done in my life. Why any one in their right mind would put them selves through such a frightening thing is beyond me, but then again once you do it, it is well worth it. I checked in to do the jump at 1:30 and didn't get back ...

Hi all, Well I am another week into my travels and have quite a bit to update you all on. Friday night was a serious session in Wellington that ended at around 3:30. Up again to get on the bus and boat for 8am. Whilst on the boat myself and another girl called Kelly were talking about getting to Christchurch for the first test match. Our bus wouldn't get there in time, so we got talking to three other girls from Ipswich (Amy, Polly and Georgie) who were als...

Hi All, Well I'm sure my mother and other sensible ones that are reading this would be glad to hear that I have calmed down and am not partying or going mad - but that would just be a lie, so I'll continue with the truth! After doing the parachute jump I thought that things would calm down in NZ, but they just continue to get crazy. I joined a new bus and we headed towards river valley. Before getting their we made a couple of stops to see some nice v...

Hi gang, I don't really have time to finish off the travel update from the the US, but will try to add them at some stage. I have now been in NZ a week and to be honest things were pretty slow to start with. Whether that is because nothing will compare to the friends and time I spent in the US or that I was just totally drained and needed a few days detox I'm not sure, but whateva! Yesterday was one of the craziest days of my life. I flew up to 12,00...