Happy New Year All!!!! Well we are finally in 2008 and what a fantastic few days we have had seeing out 2007 and seeing in 2008! We have already been to Taupo, as you already know, but as we didnt get to do all that we wanted last time we thought we would head back and get everything done! plus we didnt want to be in a huge city for New Years and pay through the nose for everything! This time, thankfully, the weather has been on our side. It has been a beautif...

Hello from Taupo! Taupo is right in the mddle of the North Island, next to lake Taupo, the biggest lake in New Zealand. The lake is actually a crater from a volcanic eruption nd noone knows how deep it is!Isnt that fascinating! After a rather active time in Rotorua we had only planned to do a couple of things in Taupo, one was a skydive and the other a trip on a jet boat! Unfortunatly the weather had other ideas! Our journey down to Taupo was on a lovely, i...