Thursday 7th June Journal entry brought to you by Tami Today was a wicked day! After nipping into town to get haircuts (Sophie's is hilarious, the woman just went snip happy and took out giant chunks!) and trying on Ug boots in a shoe shop, we spent the rest of the day luging. Luging is this crazy fun thing that I think Kiwi's invented but I'm not sure. You sit on what is basically a sledge on wheels, and go down a steep track, attempting to steer a...

Wednesday 06th June 2007Today we drove to Rotorua for our second visit. As we did before all the Kiwi bus were dropped off at the Maori centre and we went and did the tour of the information centre again. Tami and I were very excited because we won a competition and each got a Maori bone carving necklace. Yes, I am aware we are vegetarians and probably shouldn't be wearing cow bone or what ever it is around our necks but they are a Maori traditional gift and ...

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...