So, once again I find myself in Paihia, Bay of Islands, the first place in New Zealand I stayed at outside of Auckland. Seems to me that I've come full circle. :) I've had a hectic few days recently, and now I am all good and ready to chill out... and really I'm in the perfect place for it. Paihia is as pretty as I remember it being, and this time I have the twin benefits of the weather being nicer and me being here for longer (although no Stephanie :( ). The t...

Kia ora everybody! I'm here with Stephanie in Paihia in beautiful New Zealand. We've been in New Zealand since wednesday and Stephanie has been travelling with me since the 11th. I'll have the last week or so of my Australian adventure up soon, but first let me tell you what we've been up to since arriving in NZ. We flew over from Sydney on the 15th on the best kind of flight (that is to say a boring uneventful flight), landing in Auckland at about 18:00 local t...