Here's what I got up to for the remainder of my stay in NZ. The last time I was in touch I was waiting in the backpacker place for Dot 'n' Dave to turn up (relatives) yeah? Well they picked me up around 5pm (thank god!!) and we went on a quick v.last minute xmas shopping spree as they'd not done anything due to being busy selling their house. Once we got back to theirs in Te Atatu Peninsula we collapsed and just took it easy for the next 3 days. Their house is...

Hi there. Just thought I'd put a quick postcard on seeing as I probably won't get another chance until I get to OZ. Been back in Auckland for the last couple of days. Yesterday I had my hair done in Toni & Guy (really good place to go when you're homesick) and then met up with my mate "Girry" whom I haven't seen in around 5 years or so. We went for some lunch down by the harbour and then we went up the Sky City tower (seen here in this photo) where you can se...

This is all looking quite impressive now eh. In Auckland and feels like being back in civilisation too....it's sooo good to be able to communicate with people again!! My experience of NZ so far has been that it's just like the UK. It's meant to be summer here but cloudy and rainy, they drive on the proper side of the road and speak the same language (almost). My journey here was good as I met some backpackers at the airport in Tahiti who kinda took me unde...