Here I am sat in Auckland having spent the last week or so on the North Island, Wellington, Taupo, Rotorua and now Auckland. It's all been a bit of a rush, so here goes: Got the interislander ferry from Picton to Wellington last Tuesday. Very uneventful. Only had a couple of days in Wellington so went to have a look in the National Museum, which was pretty good, and generally had a mooch around the city. To be honest all these cities are starting to look the same. Taupo was a little bit different. The centre for all the stupid activities on the North Island, with skydiving, bungy etc. It was here we decided to jump out of a plane at 12,000ft and spend 45 seconds falling about 8,000ft before the chute was opened. I can't
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