So we landed in Christchurch and this time it was us with the welcome banner. In Wellington we had picked up a massive Union Jack flag and wrote "Don't forget your roots" on it for a thank you/ bribery present from Bridie. We had to wait around the airport for a while, until Bridie finished work and collected the Ice Queen (our hire car) so we got the handy cards out. We didn't have to wait long until we got the call of "where are you?" I co...

We head further north and back to the start of our trip, Auckland! Unfortunatly we pass the same points and roads as we did leaving so nothing too exciting but gave me more time to kick my cold! We had already decided to stay in a hostel we had escaped too after our Base experience. We were checked into a smelly boys dorm!! But it was only one night! We went for a quick shop to buy some warm clothing for the South! No crazy body changes this time.  We checked ...

I guess its my turn to write a blog, now Becki has her ipod touch she had gone blog crazy! Well after Taupo we headed up to Mount Maunganui which was the last stop over before Auckland. With Becki still feeling blue (at death door with Man Flu) we chilled out at the hostel and I convinced her it would be a good idea to climb the mount to the top and watch the sun set. We started the 3km walk to the mount fully prepared with an ice cream in one hand and a can o...

Back on the bus again, getting a bit bored of always travelling even if it is only short journeys! The problem wih Magic is heading into winter season, you have to stick to the bus timetable and some days buses don't run so you have to plan your trip so you don't end up stuck somewhere!  Only a 2 hour drive today we are going back to Taupo, it was so beautiful when we went we wanted to see more but before we didn't have the time but this time we have two full da...

Today we start our random decision back up north and away from our flight destination sure that we will work something out in the long run! We are heading to a place called Napier, it is on the East coast and has the second highest amount of sunshine in all of NZ! So should make for a cool beach resort. A while ago there was a massive earthquake and it pretty much destroyed the whole town. So when the town was rebuilt it was the period known as Art Deco, this re...