It's been a really crazy week or so and I finally have time to finish what I started writing about! Rotorua was a crazy place! I did something I never knew existed - Zorbing! You basically get inside a clear, rubber bubble filled with water and roll down a hill. It sounds strange but it's so much fun! We spent a few hours at the zorb headquarters watching others tumble down the slope until it was almost time for dinner. We had prearranged a Tamaki Maori Culture ...

Hey all!! We've been in New Zealand for our second day and are not regretting the impromptu trip whatsoever! It's so beautiful and reminds somewhat of home. More so than Australia at least... We arrived in Auckland yesterday in the evening and had time to find our hostel which was a cozy little cottage-type house that was great for the night. We then ventured into the outskirts of town where we found a Thai restaurant that looked delicious. So we stopped for din...