On Thursday we drove across to Waitomo Caves to do the Black Abyss trip we'd booked for Wednesday but had been unable to do because of the recent rains. We were all ready to get training and go into the caves when despite the sun shining they cancelled the trip again! There had been some more rain overnight and the water in the caves was too hig...

Went fishing yesterday and caught lots and lots of fish. The only problem was that all the fish I caught were teeny baby ones so we had to throw them back. Peter of course caught 3 massive fish, the biggest a 9kilo Kingfish which we are to eat tonight!! It was a bit gross when the bait was alive and trashing about splashing me with blood from it...

Hello! Time for an update.... I've spent the past week or so hitchiking around the North island, and it's been awesome- I hope to never have to take a bus again! I've meet so many amazing people and every night someone has offered me a place to stay and a meal- I am blown away by the generosity and hospitality of people. It really is a beautiful...

The Maori alphabet only has 16 letters and F is not one of them. This gave me some fits for the first few days of the tour when our driver would mention a waterfall called Whangaday (pronounced FANGADAY) and I would be confused why the sign we were standing next to didn't start with an F (or PH for that matter). Well, I am now wise to their tric...