Wow...how special is the scenery in the South Island. Mountains, waterfalls, lakes, more waterfalls! Stunning!First night stop was a place called Marahau in the Abel Tasman Park. Went sailing on a catamaran around the Abel Tasman Bay and Islands, what a fun day...weather was lovely...I dived off the boat (good recovery on my lost bikini top...dont think anyone noticed ;o>?!!) then swam to a rock they call Split Apple Rock and being clumsy cut my hands on the r...

Aotearoa! The Land of the Long White Cloud... Kia Ora Everyone! Well what can I say...Its been none stop since I got to NZ...where shall I start....? North Island Having an absolute blast ...once I got over the "sh*t I'm on my own travelling" thing and sorted out what I was going to do from Auckland (City of the Sails)...that took a couple of days...things have turned out great...keep meeting some good folks along the way which has really helped...