Best Western Airport Garden Inn Hotel Mangere

... have something to share, feel free to share it in written words on this blog. As I am far from home one thing I have done is to leave behind the people that know me (except for my best friend sleeping beside me now). Know that you are missed and in many ways you travel with me, where ever I go.<br><br>As my Uncle Jeff reminds me, don't forget to look at the sky when you get a chance, and everyday is an opportunity .Until next time, Cheers

... green, think lake district but just stretching on forever! There is so much you should and would want to see here, 6 days is just nowhere near enough. The public transport from where I was staying was pretty non existent so a car is an essential! I definitely hope to return here and see a lot more of the North Island, i think to do this and see as much as possible i would hire a car or a camper van and travel by road - if anyone is up for it just let me know! ;)

... My dream of an awesome career is complete..hmm!<br><br>The last two weeks I was a temp at the university bookshop...man students are stooopid! I don't know if it's just kiwi students but they come in looking for a book..they know the colour of the cover but not the author, title or know the title of the course they are even taking..hmmm! And sometimes they don't even know what author means! I am enjoying feeling like I am back at Uni though and have been ocassionally found ...

... and having some yummy food in pretty Mission Bay.<br><br>The next day we had to depart and headed straight for Rotorua on the Eastern Sulphur highway, named due to all the routes along this highway being of sulphurous origin of some kind. Rotorua itself is a fairly small, necessity driven Americanised town. Scattered among many motels and small hotels are firstly lots of activities. One can do many an unusual thing to pass the time here. We decided to zorb and ...

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... Kaikoura for a spot of Whale Watching, the staff at the "Whaleway Station" were particularly rude probably becasue the trip had been cancelled every day for the last few weeks - they didn't let on though!! We booked for the following day only for it to be cancelled we were pretty gutted but decided not to waste our time hanging around especially seeing as the company don't indicate one way or the other! We drove up to Picton, where we did a ...

... tracks asap. We drive south and then east heading ultimately to Hot Springs Beach after seeing much of the coast line and stocking up from the big supermarkets for food for the next few days. Finally getting to the beach its around 5pm and low tide isn't until 8pm, the springs only accessible two hours either side of low tide. We mooch about and eventually head down the beach where there are already people with shovels trying to combat the receding surf and getting nowhere. We wander ...

... to tell that story, and to focus on the school as a microcosm of the bigger picture. So come with me on the Blog journey if you like. There's going to be preparation, and then 18 days serious travelling that takes us to Savong's School, the town of Siem Reap at Khmer new year (much throwing of water) and a visit to Phnom Penh. Will the doco come together? What dramas will I encounter in the ongoing quest to support the school?

... be staying or how I could be contacted, shame! Bio Security - slightly different matter here! The officers took my shoes for dipping and my tent for testing. Because I had been near a farm within thirty days of traveling they have to make sure that I am not going to traipse any agricultural contaminents into their beloved country. Boots dipped and I am out into the main Arrivals. I am now officially in New Zealand, though I still don't have my tent. Its in the lab, ominous ...

Well, It has been a pretty hectic week and I have been struggling to stay committed to the Sunday update schedule, but I feel that will change once school starts I have constant access to the Internet. Currently, I only have half my stuff and the other half is in storage at the school I will be going to in another week or so. So lets see, where did I leave off. Oh, the Austrian couple. So I was sitting on the side of the road and got picked up by the two and carried off to the smelly place ...