We spent yesterday evening and this morning in the lovely and secluded 'River Valley'. It was in the middle f nowhere and the scenery around it was beautiful!! When we arrived we were cooked a delicious roast dinner and we then watched a rugby game between the New Zealand all blacks and the Australian wallabies. I actually quitr enjoyed watching it with everyone with a hot chocolate in hand. This morning we checked out and spent a few hours in a hot tub in t...

We have spent the last two days in Taupo. It has been lovely- we have got to know a great group of people! Yesterday Lucy did her skydive! There wasn't room for me in the car for me to come and watch but it sounds like she had an amazing time! Yesterday we went for some more walks and explored the town, we have discovered 'Pack and Save' which like a New Zealand version of Lidl! We decided to go out for a few drinks together which turned into many at te back...

This morning we had a sleep in and then went for a walk through the forest and over the top of the caves we explored yesterday. I'm really enjoying the walks here, it's a good way of spending the morning and seeing lots. We then travelled to one of the largest swing bridges in New Zealand. The views were incredible however the bridge felt like it was going to give way with 40 people on it! This afternoon we went luging; which is mixed between sledging and go k...

Today we woke early and travelled on the bus to Karanghave caves. Inside they were pitch black and we had to hold onto each other to find our way through the other side! It was pretty rubbish weather, but there was still some beautiful scenery. We then drive onto waitomo caves. We we walked through the caves and saw some incredible formations and glow worms up close! It was lots of fun but very cold! So far my perception of New Zealand is cold and rainy- just...

Today was our first day on the kiwi experience! It's lots of fun and I have already met some lovely people. We spent the morning travelling from Aukland to the east, passing through lively countryside which is very similar to England! We spent our afternoon as hot water beach. The beach is over a part of the world where the earths crust is very thin due to the tectonic plates overlapping here. This means that at low tide, when you dig a hole in the sand, te wat...