Nichola Hits "Love Island"

Nichola is now on Fiji and has visited the "Love Island" location.But she will leave tomorrow to make her way back to England to arrive on Wednesday 10.00am.
Whilst on Bounty the love Island she has been swimming with Blue star fish, feeding turtles,climbing coconut trees (shes a monkey!!!!)and was thinking about going fishing.
How the other half live!!!!

Its the end of the NZ tour now onto Fiji

Nichola is now in Auckland staying at the Mecure Hotel and getting ready to move on to Fiji.
Location
The hotel stands in downtown Auckland, next to the Britomart Transport Centre and 50 metres from the waterfront and ferry piers. The hotel is just a few minutes walk from the Viaduct Harbour precinct, renowned as Auckland's centre of entertainment, dining and nightlife. Newmarket, Ponsonby and Parnell are all within 10-minute drive from the hotel.
This is her last night in New Zealand and tomorrow she will share a taxi to the airport with three others to catch the flight to Fiji.A few days will be spent there and then HOME !!!!

Bounty Inn Paihia

Today Nichola is staying at the Bounty Inn, Paihia a beatiful place to be.
The Bay of Islands
Top local adventures include cruising to the ‘hole in the rock’ at the tip of Cape Brett, finding dolphins (and maybe swimming with them) and sea kayak tours. Paihia is also just down the road from the historic Treaty House at Waitangi, which marks the beginning of New Zealand as a nation. Just west of Paihia is Haruru, where you’ll find an impressive waterfall and a boardwalk.

More News hot off the press

Nichola has been granted a work permit for Australia so 2008 looks like a exciting year for Nichola we wish her all the best and hope she enjoys her time there.

News from Nichola

Hi how are you all
had a massage yesterday and saw Maori culture and exploding thermal springs just been zorbing (Zorbing is a recreational activity developed in the 1990s that consists of rolling downhill inside of a usually transparent, double-hulled sphere called a zorb, made from PVC.)with water inside it was such fun! Going black water rafting with glow worms now!!!
Love to all
xxxx


See video of blackwater rafting follow this link

http://www.waitomo.com/Default.aspx?DN=c0dee40d-f6e4-4520-bb5c-541a47b88dec

27th November Kiwi Paka Waitomo

Situated in the heart of Waitomo Caves, the Kiwi Paka Waitomo is just a 2-minute walk from the Glowworm Caves. Numerous attractions such as Marakopa Falls, Mangapohue Natural Bridge, Waitomo Cave Museum and plenty others are located close to this property.
World renowned and a magnet for both local and overseas visitors, the Waitomo Glowworm Caves occupy a high placing in almost everyones New Zealand vacation wish-list.

The Waitomo glowworm, Arachnocampa luminosa, is unique to New Zealand. Thousands of these tiny creatures radiate their unmistakable luminescent light as our expert guides provide informative commentary on the Caves' historical and geological significance.

26th November

And Nichola moves on to Sudima Hotel at lake Rotorua
Lake Rotorua is the second largest lake in the North Island of New Zealand by surface area, and covers 7,878 ha. With a mean depth of only 11 m it is considerably smaller than nearby Lake Tarawera in terms of volume of water. It is located at 38°05′S, 176°16′E in the Bay of Plenty region. The city of Rotorua is sited on its southern shore, and the town of Ngongotaha is at the western edge of the lake.

The lake was formed from the crater of a large volcano in the Taupo Volcanic Zone. Its last major eruption was about 240,000 years ago. After the eruption, the magma chamber underneath the volcano collapsed. The circular depression left behind is the Rotorua Caldera, which is the site of the lake. Several other lakes of volcanic origin are located nearby to the east, around the base of the active volcano Mount Tarawera.

Catch up with Nichola

It has been a busy trip for Nichola in NZ short stops and moving on to see different things so lets try a spend a quick minute to see where she has been.

25th November Lakeland Resort.
Lakeland Resort is located in a tranquil setting, adjacent to beautiful Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake which is situated in the heart of the North Island.

You will find us on the shores of Lake Taupo, 2 miles south of the township. The advantage of being elevated from the road means that we are easily viewed whether travelling north or south and also provides visitors with a stunning panoramic view.

Nanny has seen the pictures !!!!!

BBQ Anyone?

.Its me again! - hope you enjoyed your barbie. This is just a quick one to say we think your 884 pics are SUPERB!!! I can hardly imagine how you found the time and opportunity to take them - you really have made a great job of covering so many amazing places, and I was pleased to see that there are quite a few with your smiling face in them - Well Done!

News from Nichola

hello! im at lake taupo in the internet cafe applying for my australia working visa. its pretty here and the sun continues to shine which is brilliant. just stopped at some volcano's, they're all dusty on top from some small "cough's"! they also are covered in snow. im going to go for a swim in a min and then bbq by the lake later so i better go and buy some food! last night i went to u u (?!) i think! it was a bar covered in mirrors, bit scary when you look like this! hehe.

hows home?

love you all xXx see you soon

Nichola