Managed to get myself out of bed to get to the Information Site for my bus pick up early. Of course, the bus turns up late and about 15 minutes late. Tch. Good thing it wasn't a chilly London morning otherwise I'd have been really cheesed off. Instead, it's only a little bit breezy and I had a nice chat to another lady that sat next to me. Get on the bus and it does about 15 hotel pick-ups, and one that was only round the corner from my hostel. Blooming typ...

Aaaw, my last morning in Taupo, booooo. I had such a great time there, firstly because Silver Fern flashpackers was such a fabulous hostel with two fabulous managers - Heather and Patrick, and secondly because of my skydive!! Taupo is also really quite lovely and I would definitely come back again if I got the chance. There's lots of stuff that I didn't get around to seeing and doing that I really wish I had spent more time there. In fact, I wish I had given ...