Sunday 06th MayJournal brought to you by a zorbed out SophieThis morning we checked out really early (I was very sad to leave this hostel as I absolutely loved it and the people who owned it were the sort of people you would want to be your grandparents - they were so sweet) and went to the Karangahake Reserve to do a crazy walk across some swing bridges and to go in some old mining caves. It was pitch black in there and none of us had torches so we had to keep t...

Saturday 5th May Journal entry brought to you by Tami (who is very very VERY tired) Woke up to get the bus this morning at 7 O'Clock, so very tired that I could barely stand up. I was actually exhausted, more so than I have been at any other time in this trip. We were introduced to our driver, Buzz, and then taken to Mount Eden (an inactive volcano overlooking Auckland) so we could say goodbye to the city. Sophie and I got chatting to a couple of guys called ...

Friday 04th MayJournal brought to you by a happy SophieToday I went on a bike ride up to these waterfalls. Tami didn't want to go because she didn't think she would keep up but she would have been fine. I am so glad I did it because it was a gorgeous ride. I went through a golf course (I took loads of pictures of it Dad because you would have loved it - the views from it were amazing) and then a forest and then out to the waterfalls. It took about 2 hours and was...

Thursday 3rd May Journal entry brought to you by Tami Today Sophie and I did different things. I was booked onto a day's cruise with King's, we were due to go out to the furthest part of the islands, known as 'The Hole in the Rock', and go dolphin spotting. There was also the chance that we would get to swim with them, although this wasn't guaranteed. I boarded my ferry at about 9.30am, and one quick glance around showed me that there was absolutely no one ...

Wednesday 02nd MayJournal brought to you by SophieI cannot believe that it is May already - that is so scary!Today was our first day on the Kiwi Experience bus travelling up to the Bay of Islands in the very North of New Zealand. I will do my normal line up of what I thought about everyone.Christian - crazily he used to date someone that I went to school with! Before you ask Mother you will have absolutely no idea who it is so don't bother asking... Typical priva...