North Island Rambles
From people we met in the south island we thought that there wouldn't be much to do or see in the north island. However when we look back at what we've done in a week we are really surprised. Or maybe that should be what we could have done if it were not for the rain!

During our first few days we came up with a rough plan of action as we drove through some beautiful wine growing country.
Wellington, the capital, has some beautiful gardens which we wandered through and a very interesting museum. It wasn't until we had left that we realised we had missed the 'Premier' of the King Kong film here. Its another reminder of how out of touch we are with the news. Most of the time we barely know what day of the week it is!

Crossing 'Desert Road' it was clear there was going to be no 'Tongariro Crossing'. This is supposed to be the best 'one day walk' in NZ however there is little point doing it when you are walking in cloud all day and dont get to see any of the scenery. So our plans changed again and we opted for some rock climbing. After a few hours on the climbing wall we were both shattered and Nat had overcome some of her nerves of being at heights! So that night rather than hang around waiting for the weather to change we headed to Taupo to do a Skydive ... more soon.