Hi all, I'm happy to report that since I've left Wanaka I've had travel companions! Jen, her friend Krista (now my friend too!), and I all drove down to the bottom of the south island and took a ferry across to Stewart Island. Stewart is actually the third island in NZ's chain but it's quite small compared to the other two. We spent two days doi...

Our next stop was one of my personal highlights: Whangarei, gateway to the "Poor Knights" marine reserve which has one of the top ten dive sites in the world (according to a guy who should know: Jacque Cousteau). On the way North, we passed by Auckland and two accidents (the two things are not related but constituted the only highlights). Once w...

Hello to you all! Doug and I have left the metropolis of Auckland and have travelled by bus approximately 2 hours north of Auckland to a town called Whangarei, pronounced 'Fanga-ray'. We were invited to stay by Eileen and Patrick Smith - friends that we had made whilst I have worked in Plymouth at 'Direct Wines' Call Centre. Eileen and Paddy hav...

Well my last day at work has come and gone. It's weird to think I won't be locking up people anymore but I won't be missing the paperwork. At the moment I'm just going through the stresses of packing. I only got my passport back from the British High Commission on Thursday and I leave on Monday. Just bought myself a camera too. Hopefully I'll on...