I was woken up by Geoff telling me we have to leave in 20 minutes. I didn't have enough time for a shower so I just ran and jumped on the bus! There were 15 randoms who hopped on the bus at Raglan. Kerry( had his laptop stolen by locals last night) drove us to Waitomo and I had something to eat in the cafe. Myself and Kerin walked down the road to the Angora Rabbit Shearing Shed while the others went caving in Waitomo Caves. We gawped at the huge furry rabb...

We were all on the coach before 8am and set off to climb a hill that has fantastic views of the surrounding area. It was worth the effort of thr climb. I walked to the summit with 2 American girls Roshni and Caroline. We continued driving through the Coromandel area. We arrived in our next location, Raglan. It seems a nice place with a beautiful rugged coastline and long beaches. The weather was drizzly and wet. There is a hairdresser in the town and I reall...

I was woken up by Jack at 5.30am and I stumbled into the shower. I packed my backpack and then Jack drove me to a nearby bus station. I hopped on a bus to the city. The view of the city as the bus drove over the harbour bridge was amazing (just like the photo above). I walked to Base Backpackers and waited in the hostel for the bus. I spoke to a Canadian guy called Jeff on the Stray bus driven by a funny Kiwi guy called Kerry. He drove us to Mount Eden and we wal...

I woke up with Margaret bringing me a cup of tea (I've not had proper tea since I left) It was great and then I had my hot shower! We had breakfast and I phoned home speaking briefly to my mum. I then spoke to my gran Morrison for a while and found out how she was keeping. I'll need to give my gran Lawrie a call soon as well and surprise her. I got my money transfer code from my dad's email and then scribbled it down on a note. We then set off in the c...

I got up early and checked out then I swopped my used Bill Bryson book with Ben and promised to meet up in Christchurch, New Zealand on the 16/17th to hitchhike around the South Island or hire a car? I then went to the airport and got my flight to New Zealand. I arrived in Auckland around 5pm and was warmly greeted by my relatives Jack and Margaret who emigrated to New Zealand in the 60s (a wise move I have to say). They drove me to their nice house in the ...