Grateful that it was our last day in Auckland, we headed to the Sky tower in the hopes that it would redeem Auckland for us. Unfortunately we got stuck in a big queue as a cruise from Australia had just arrived. However, after making friends with a family from the cruise, it worked out well as we both got vouchers which saved us a little bit of money. (Always good!) The Sky tower lift had a see-through floor and windows so the entire way up you could see...

Waking up in a boiling hot room, I tried to remember last night when I had said New Zealand was a much nicer temperature than Australia. Sadly that was only true when I thought there would be air conditioning in the room! I tried to take it easy on DG as he was still a bit fragile with jetlag and getting used to hostel life, so we wondered around Auckland, deciding we weren't completely convinced we liked it. But that was possibly due to lack of sleep and r...

After an absolutely brilliant night as a send-off from Australia (including a talent show where it was proved that you can indeed lick your own elbow), I got on the airport bus for my next adventure. Thankfully the bus driver was much more informed about the airports than myself and let me know I actually had to get my flight to New Zealand from the domestic terminal because I was stopping at Brisbane first. Very confusing. But I arrived in plenty of time t...

I can't believe I'm saying this is my last day in Australia! Even though I've only been here 3 weeks, I feel as if I've been here for absolutely ages, and I don't think I could've packed in any more sight-seeing and exploring if I tried. I'm already making a mental list of things I will do when I come back: more days in Sydney and Byron Bay, Adelaide, Perth, Australia zoo again, Noosa, Fraser Island and Whitsundays. So it's safe to say I'll be coming back...

This whole getting up at 6am thing is becoming far too regular for my liking. However, we once again forced ourselves to get up and Inge and I got on the bus and we set off to the Wildlife Habitat. We first went to a talk where we could stroke a koala, snake and crocodile but ended up where I always seem to end up at the moment: the kangaroo enclosure. This time we had bought kangaroo food though, and it made it even better. We had kangaroos of all ...