Since leaving sunny Taupo, we visted the considerably less sunny River Valley. As the name suggests, River Valley is essentially a valley....o and theres a river that runs through it! The lodge we stayed in was placed in a rather secluded spot right next to the river! It was a really nice day, topped off with an early morning suana session followed by a quick dip in the river...Okay perhaps it was too cold to swim, but I did give mi ankles a brief soak... Note to...

'You shall not pass'...out, I thought to myself as we continued our ascent up the treturous mountain...'half way through, only 10km to go!' As if getting up at 5:30am wasn't a bad enough idea, trekking the Tongariro Crossing certainly was! We left 'Little Vegas' on Sunday making the short trip down to Taupo. Taupo is known for it huge lake (Lake Taupo-go figure) and the adrenaline fuelled activities you can do there. Considering Im scared of heights and a far fr...

Firstly I would like to apologise for not adding new posts recently-the website I use has been rather temperamental and to be honest Ive been too busy having the time of my life... Saturday morning, Hannah and I had planned a visit to one of the near by glow worm caves and was expecting to be picked up from reception at 9am. After waiting till 9:20 we discovered we had been booked on a later tour and as a result would not be able to go to the caves- our bus had ...

WOW...so much to write about, so little time left on my internet card... Since my last blog I have met up with Hannah! I met her as she arrived into Auckland airport at 4am tues morning. We decided not to sleep until the evening and went into Auckland City to explore instead. We made our way to the Sky Tower which was amazing. We paid to get to the very top deck (220m high) and could see for over 50miles; The views were amazing, we enjoyed a glass of red in the ...

Bonjour Having a great time since finding 'Shooters Saloon', my accomadation for the next few nights. I shared a 4 man dorm with one other gent- a french fella named Paul. When I first met Paul I thought he said his name was 'Bull', I found it too ironic that the Saloon's slogan was 'no bull'-yet I refrained from introducing him... just incase. The Saloon hosted a 21st party on friday, this meant in little sleep for moi; the loud music downstairs made it almost...