Boundary Court Motor Inn Hamilton

... i may have resembled from the middle east!<br><br>The boats were about 40 foot i guess 1 fishing and 1 yacht, we stayed up til late playing cards and having a couple drinks. pretty sweet considering i didn't even expect to be there, aye bro? After a late night we woke to a glorious sunny morning and headed to Rotorua, for a spot of fun. First we did Hydro-Zorbing, which is basically rollign down a steep hill in a giant hamster ball flapping around in water. It was pretty ...

... faces wore off right quick. So, we have learned a valuable lesson. Hitchhiking is annoying and time consuming and only to be used in extremely favorable (or desperate) conditions. A nice dude took pity on me and picked me up to take me a little further down the road where it would be easier to hitch (good to know)... And, just when I was going to throw in the towel and start the long hike back, a salmon truck pulls up. Rockin. I peer into the cab and a 60 year ...

Ok so I know that I'm being a TOTAL eager beaver, but this is our first time out in the big beautiful world (other than KiwiLand and Oz of course) so I'm a taaaaaaaad bit excited :). We bought our tickets last week so OFFICIALLY the journey has begun. Happy as with the price, so just saving for play money now!! I've been sussing out Travel Insurance, and at the mo State Insurance has a ...

... the pool at the bottom of the falls but there was a sign up saying it's not safe anymore. Despite that, there were a few locals drying themselves off when we got there. Didn't spend long at the falls as The Lonely Planet warns of car thieves so we walked quickly back to our Jucy Corolla which thankfully hadn't been violated. Raglan is a really cute town on the West coast. Proceeded to look for a room for the night but being Saturday ...

... She's keen to do a house swop at some point in the future and wanted to show me her house. After seeing her place (absolutely magnificent, huge, wonderful views overlooking the Waikato river), I won't dare ever show her mine as she'd think she'd really come down in the world! Afternoon tea was actually orange juice and asparagus rolls (asparagus wrapped diagonally in very thinly sliced white bread) which and which delicious ...

... so we work on that. There are also stretches to do so that she doesn't stiffen up so much we can't put her clothes or nappy on anymore. Then loads more percussion and suction before bed in hopes that she'll be clear enough to sleep through the night. (She usually doesn't.) She also goes to school during the week if she isn't sick and there they do extra activities with her (I'm not sure what they are as I don't go). I enjoy working with her, of course I ...

... would have picked out for himself. I think my mouth hung open for a good ten minutes. "Not what you're used to, eh?" My friend asked. "Uhh... not quite. It's so loud!" Then the band started and they played four songs; the songs all talked about praising 'the Lord' and all of those religious things but the difference was that if I heard these songs on the radio, it would take me a minute to realize they were Christian. Everyone was standing up, dancing around, pirouetting in ...

... hot orange - very welcome and then started our walk back to the begining - up stream - very tiring!! Then all that was left was rock climbing up the bit we had rappelled down.....piece of cake...and a hot shower!! The next day we took part in a more sedate cave exploration with sue, where we were taken though the cave on fantastic walkways seeing all sorts of rock formations including things that looked like cauliflower, curtains (my ...

My first thoughts on waking up the next morning were of surfing. I pictured the technique to stand up on the board, and thought about what I'd been doing wrong. Then I tried to get up. Ouch - very sore. My arms and shoulders ached from the paddling and I had a huge bruise on my side from where the German girls board had hit me. I was still keen to get back on the water ...

... by a statue of one of the characters. As it was Shrove Tuesday we had a bit of a blowout at Pizza Hut that night. For lent we decided to try and shift the extra pounds we've piled on by giving up crisps and chocolate. The next morning after check out we headed back to the city centre so that we could meet Theresa's friend from work, Katie, for coffee and ...