Queenstown, New Zealand

Aug 6, 2010

Thursday 29th July - We got up nice and early to make the most of this day since we wasted the day before trying to find a new camera. We headed to Te Papa museum which is rated the second best museum int he world. The best thing about it was it was free!! We spent a couple of hours in there then got the tram up to the botanical gardens where it started to rain. After some photos of the view overlooking Wellington we walked through the gardens...

Wellington, New Zealand

Jul 28, 2010

Saturday 24th July - Forgot to mention in the last blog, when we were in Rotorua we went into the hostel swimming pool which was heated and all of a sudden someone through a mushroom at us!!!! We looked around but couldn't see anyone about, v strange. Anyway on Saturday we got up early to set off for Taupo. We got picked up from Huka Falls to do our skydive ahhhhh! We got to the place and were kitted out with jumpsuit, harness, hat, goggles an...

Waitomo, New Zealand

Jul 23, 2010

Sunday 18th July - Got the bus from the Bay of Islands to Auckland today, didnt really do much tonight just chilled in the room with our crazy German roomie!! he was so funny, his voice was crazy, anyway thats it really for today. Monday 19th - We got the bus at 7 to Mercury bay, we met our bus driver Dylan who was also very crazy, it was like he was on something, sooooo funny! We arrived at a stop for dinner at a place called Cathedral Cove ...

Auckland, New Zealand

Jul 18, 2010

We are in New Zealand whooooooooo! Tuesday 13th July - Got picked up from Gilligans,our hostel at 3.00am and made our way to the airport for our flight at 5.30. We arrived in Auckland at 4.00pm ish after changing flights in Brisbane. The flights ran pretty smoothly apart from queuing at the wrong check in desk and then trying to get on the wrong plane by waiting at the wrong gate! We got the bus from the airport to the hostel and checked in. ...

Cairns, Queensland

Jul 12, 2010

4th July - Sunday continued.... After we got back from Whitsundays we went to the lagoon for a while to sunbathe then headed back to our hostel to get ready for our boat meal. We met everyone in Beaches Bar and had some food and started drinking. We went to Magnums, then Mama Africas. Throughout the night our numbers dwindled, and it ended up being me, Rach, Tommy, Hobbs, Jacob, and Jordan. One very good but rather crazy night, especially th...