"great news about the all clear, will miss all the annecodotes but well done to you all, for getting through all the troubles with an optimistic outlook and may ..."
"The mountains and gullies we have to navigate driving between Taupo and Napier. It was scary, brilliant and only had one cafe and restroom on the whole 200km(is..."
"Lake Taupo when we arrived. It is actually a volcanic crater that erupted about 1800 years ago, the dust seen in china and by the romans in italy (noted in thei..."
"The Lady Knox geysur, which erupts usually every 48-72 hours, or it would if man hadn't realised that if you drop some soap in the hole, the vent blows! So now ..."
"The devil's bath, full of sulphur. This place changes hue depending on the weather and the temperature. By the time we left it was the colour of a yellow highli..."
"The Artist's palette - a lake full of different vents, and the colours are all different chemicals. The images are very grey as it was raining all day!!!!"
"Ah! lol this was supposed to be the exit to the Waitomo caving system! lol we weren't allowed to take photos inside as the glowworms needed darkness to eat and ..."
"Liam skiing at the Snow Planet, first time on skis and he didn't fall once, more than can be said for the fabulous face fronted dive that Piers took later!!"
"Maori performers at the War Memorial Museum. The tongue is a sign of defiance, but can only be done my men, so ladies widen their eyes in support of their men."
"This is the view from our hotel window, with the Auckland Town hall in the foreground and the Skytower in the background, and we climbed up it, liam and piers t..."
