Packed up and all our worldly belongings wedged into my trusty little car, Kev and I said farewell to our friends..and Auckland...and set off on our adventure south. With a long journey ahead...and lack of stereo (sorry Kev!)...we entertained ourselves all the way to Tongariro National Park where we stopped for the night at a ski lodge backpackers. After having dinner, watching a spot of TV, saving a poor frog that lost its way, it was time for sleep as another early start was on the cards. We continued our trip south and decided to go via Wanganui for lunch and then straight on to Wellington. Not much to report...other than we ended up in the worst backpackers in Wellie. Desperate to escape we headed into town to get some food then decided it would be
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