Mercury Bay After joining our new bus we headed to the small town of Mercury Bay, on the way we stopped at a strange natural event. The place we stopped was called hot pool beach, what happens is the lava is flowing so close to the surface at one point that it heats up a small river, you then have to dig a little hole and let the hot water make a hot pool for you. If you dig in the wrong place though you get scolding water coming through and you can easily be ...

Auckland After a short 90mins flight from Queenstown we arrived in Auckland, we then got our bags and jumped on the bus into central town. Once in town the hunt was on to find our hostel, it took all of 2mins as it was right next to the bus stop which was a relief as we couldn't be bothered with walking far with our bags on. Once checked in we went for a walk to see what is about, and to be honest there isn't much apart from shops. It's like any other city in ...

Queenstown The following day we jumped onto the bus and stopped off at a place called Puzzle World, inside there were all different types of mazes, illusions, and puzzles that play with your mind. There was one room that made you feel travel sick due to it being on a slant but everything else was normal, strange. After an hour of messing around we jumped back on the bus and headed to Queenstown. Once we arrived we left our bus because we were staying in a diff...

Wanaka The next morning we all jumped back on the bus and headed down to Wanaka which is known for its beautiful snow capped mountains, and it did not disappoint. They were exceptional; the south island of New Zealand is just one massive mountain range, wherever you go you get quality views and scenery. Once we had checked in to our hostel we had arranged a touch rugby match on the green just outside our hostel which looked over a reflective lake and the mount...

Franz Joseph We arrived in Franz Joseph after a fairly long drive from Lake Mahinapua. The hostel was amazing, surrounded by rainforests and snow capped mountains. It even had a 20 person hot tub free of charge that we could use, and we definitely took advantage of it. That evening we had a presentation for the best dressed from the night before, and due to Ross Matthews outrageous fancy dress he won a free pole dancing lesson for when we got back to Queenstow...