After our crazy expensive day we decide to head off to Wellington early instead of hanging around Taupo. Figuring that Wellington is NZ capital we should be able to hire a campervan and set off on our own for some adventures around the North keepig cost low....that was the plan! Apprently it was to be a long bus journey consistig mainly of driving, but this journey had nothing on some of our previous journeys so we were happy! We didn't have many touristy stops ...

Whoop whoop we are finally leaving Rotorua today, looks like we have got use to the travelling slow and easy way! Excited about our day we set off nice and early on our Magic bus. After doing 4 days of free walking activities we are ready to splash out on a wicked tour. (little did we know that actually on this day we would be spending a whole weeks budget in a day!!) We are taking a little detour to the Waitomo caves before heading on to Taupo. Along the route...

After another successful bus journey and well behaved decision, we were given the option of fully cama(total recline to a bed) plus dinner&breakfat and unlimited drinks including champagne!! We did think of treating ourselves but we continued to budget and stuck to what had served us well throughout the last 4months!  Yes we have know nearly been gone for 4 months and it still feels like yesterday but yet memories seem a lifetime a go, strange feelings! We...

So our journey begins, first stop panoramic views of Auckland, we could see for miles. In my left eye I could see high rise buildings with the height of the Sky Tower, towering over the city and with the right I could see miles and miles of green land, mountains and trees. We took our touristy pictures with our new image, a symmetrical hair and pins in my neck! We jumped back onto the bus and headed to Hobbitin, where they kept the set of the Shire ready to fil...

Oh yea baby, first world country here we come, after a nail biting flight we made it to sunny New Zealand! I stomped off the plane in a right mood as we were due to meet Sally at the airport but our flight had been delayed by two hours and she had work. We took off from BA on time however two hours into the flight we had to turn round and go back as there was a problem with the plan. A few airplane mechanics walked on and off the plane scratching theirs heads a...