We arrived in Auckland late afternoon yesterday. The flight wasn't too long, only around 4 hours from Melbourne. The time is a further couple of hours ahead from Australia, this must be the furthest into the future I can get from the UK! After all the fun and freedom we had on the Great Ocean Road, we ditched the bus idea and hired a camper. Wicked Campers were so crap and the service was shocking we stepped it up a bit and went for a Jucy Camper. It's worth every penny more! The van is mint and really well equipped.
Netiher of us had any idea where to go, so we came to the conclusion that we would do the South Island first, and started the long drive to the south coast of the North Island. I managed about 4 hours of driving before getting tired at around midnight. We stopped in a small town called Taupo, which is near enough in the centre of the North Island. I knew there was a lake nearby and guess that we had parked by it, but we woke up this morning to this amazing sight...
The further we drove the more dramatic the scenery became, I'm very excited to see what the South Island has to offer.
