Written 27th September 2011 Hello! So today we had an early get up this morning but I got up extra early so I could have a trip to the natural geothermal mud/water pools. These are crazy things! Bubbling and spitting the mud flies into the air and the 100 degrees plus water steams away in the crisp New Zealand air! When I got up there was frost on the ground and I could see my own breath, so ye its pretty cold here! The bus arrived at 8.50am and we all b...

Written 26th September 2011 Kia Ora! What a jam packed day! So on the way to Rotorua we stopped at Paeroa, famous for the drink L+P. Short for Lemon and Paeroa, the town became the birth place of the lemonade like drink after two local boys made it to sell at the end of their drive. It is now owned by Coca Cola and you can only buy it in NZ. This is about all the town is famous for. Now they have a big, but could be bigger, L+P bottle that tourists like me ta...

Written 26th September 2011 Kia Ora! Haere mai New Zealand! Hello, Welcome to New Zealand! I arrived in Auckland at about 9pm after my flight from Brisbane got the Airbus to the city and checked into my YHA Hostel. Let my next 3 weeks of adventures begin! J So as I am sure everyone knows it is currently the middle of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand with the biggest city Auckland playing host city. After dropping my stuff off at my hostel I deci...