Wednesday- Cathedral Cove It was so nice to have another lay in this morning and it looked like it had rained over night so hopefully the rest of the day would stay nice and dry although it was a bit overcast. We stopped off at the general store to pick up a few bits for lunch and a new cookie time breakfast cookie...yum! We then headed to Cathedral Cove, you can't drive there so parked on the edge of the marine reserve and take the 40 minute coastal wal...

We had a lay in this morning which was nice and then a quick shower and cup of tea before we headed out on the road...we decided that we defiantly wasn't going to do any of the gorge walks after last nights fiasco even though our legs almost feel normal again. Before we left Waihi we stopped to look at the mine which the town is famous for. (gold mining has been going on for over 300 years there) and this mine is massive, I have never seen a hole in the earth tha...

Monday - White Island As we stayed in the White Island tour company motel. We had a bit a lay in. I was dreading the hour and half boat ride as the last time I was on this waters I spewed the total content of my stomach up, including the bile. I popped a couple of 'sea legs' pills and ordered a slice of ginger cake for breakfast. Apparently ginger is good for this sort of thing. We crossed the road and boarded the boat around 10am. Luckily the sea was calm and w...

Sunday - Rotorua Waking up this morning we could barely walk as our legs were sore from yesterday....it was going to be a slow day! We had our breakfast and picked up the certificates and t-shirts (that Mark left me notes about!!) and it was off to our next destination, a small discussion was had about the direction we were headed, I was navigator of the trip so I was right.....half an hour in I realised I was not right! We had taken a wrong turn fortunately it w...

Today was the famous Tongariro crossing tramp, we booked this via The Adventure lodge which was a good deal. The day started at 7.00am with a full English breakfast and coffee as part of the tour. Stevie and I then geared up with our walking boots and coats before we were transported to the start of the route. The Hostel was in the valley so when we left there was low laying fog, but when we reached the starting point at 11:00am it was clear and very busy. T...