27th November – 29th November 2017 We arrived at the bus stop nice and early, but the driver was already there, so that was okay. He was very chirpy for that time of morning, which worked in our favour as we needed to ask him if he would drop us outside our hostel, as it …
24th November – 27th November 2017 After taking a short shuttle ride to the ferry terminal, we had to check our bags in and wait in the waiting area. It was a lot more official than I thought it would be and the ferry was much bigger than I thought it would be: I didn’t …
22nd November – 24th November 2017 Almost an hour after boarding the bus at Taupo, to go to Wellington, we eventually set off. We were delayed as one of the other buses was delayed coming in from Rotorua and there were passengers on there that needed to get on our bus, so it was annoying …
20th November – 22nd November 2017 Once we got on the bus in Rotorua, it was only a short journey until we arrived in Taupo. Within an hour, we had driven into sunshine, which was a lovely change, as we pulled up at the information centre in Taupo. After we had got off the bus …
17th November – 20th November 2017 Day 1: Rotorua – Opotiki After leaving the hostel, we had a two hour drive along the coast. The weather was gorgeous, so it made the views so much more beautiful. The roads were pretty narrow and windy, so it was like being on a rollercoaster at times, as …
16th November – 17th November 2017 Once we finally made it to the bus stop, we had a little wait before we boarded the bus from Mount Maunganui to Rotorua. It was only a short journey, so within an hour and a half, we were there. After we got off the bus, we literally had …
15th November – 16th November 2017 Once we were collected from the hostel in Whitianga, we had two different journeys to make, to get to our next stop. Each journey was only about an hour and a half and we changed over in Thames again. The driver of the second bus was running late but …
11th November – 15th November 2017 After setting off from Paihia, we both fell asleep pretty much straight away – it’s the only way I can get through the journey without feeling sick; Joe just likes napping, so he joined in. We were initially getting the bus back to Auckland, where we had to stay …
8th November – 11th November 2017 After arriving at the bus stop in Auckland, we boarded our first Intercity bus at 4, ready to head towards Paihia, in the Bay of Islands for a few days. During the journey, we both felt a bit travel sick, as the journey was very windy, down the narrow …
6th November – 8th November 2017 Leaving Nadi, the three of us got in the taxi, to head towards the airport. On the way, we started chatting to the driver: he started by asking us where we were all going to. When we told him we were going to Auckland, his response was that our …