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"The 3 girls that been on a wedding", our first ride and they drove us for about 2,5 hours.

We're in Rotorua, it stinks äggfjärt!

We got our best hitch-hiking-day so far! First we got picked up in a Porsche Cayenne (my dream car) by a businessman with a Swedish business, Nordic Savings and Trust. He drove us about 2/3 of the distance we needed to go and we had a nice chat all the way. Then we got a second lift by a truck-driver who had a really nice seat far up above everybody else on the road. Now we're at Linda's place! OOps, Richard are about the get a hair-cut, I have to stop it!

The cashier refused us to buy beer yeasterday cause we only had our driving license and not our passport with us. Apperently not enough to be 22 and 25 years old. Mind you, the age limit here is 18.

We're heading to Huntly today by Hicth-hiking. Also need to decide what to do on Saturday, either:

1. Walk a one-day hike with 88 other couchsurfers and celebrate with BBQ in the evening

OR

2. Meet Linus with friends in Taupo and go out for the night and then wake up early on Sundaymorning to compete in a "Hitch-hiking-race" down to Wellington.

What do you think?

New Zealand is spectacular! Absolutely beautiful nature with mountains, clear rivers and lots of forest. We have travelled through the North Island with the campervan for the past five days and loved it. We're now in Auckland with Sandya, whom is hosting us. WE baked her some Swedish cinnamon rolls yesterday and realized that they don't sell parlsocker here...

Sandya took us to Longbay this noon but now it's raining.

We're now in Wellington, New Zealand, at Linus' place. Linus my old dear classmate from Jonkoping. So we booked flights this last Friday, flew over here on Sunday night and are now having dinner with an old friend here :) Great how travelling plans could change as long as you are flexible. By the way, we're also travelling around with our 4th campervan that we'll bring all the way up to Auckland.

We're saying farewell to our friends in Sydney this morning. We could have stayed longer in this big city that has a lot to offer but we have a new campervan-mission to complete. We're going to pick-up a new fantastic vehicle to take up along the coast and drop-off at Ballina Airport tomorrow afternoon. So we're hopefully sleeping in Byron Bay tomorrow. Tomorrow on my birthday.

If you stroll down the city centre of Sydney will every third person you pass have their bath towel over their shoulder and probably their beachwear on. Why? Cause Sydney is one BIG beach-town! And the most popular beach most be Bondi Beach.

Yesterday, Pete took us with him to his dragon-boat rowing practice. It was a lot of fun but really hard work! We're in pain today... But it was great to see Sydney from the water even though I never got the chance to enjoy the view...

We're still in Sydney and are now staying with Pete & Mau, two friends of my that I met in Vietnam last year. Lovely guys! Before this were we staying with Sek-Mun, a super cool couchsurfer. All these guys have taken us for heaps of fun experiences, such as the fireworks over harbour bridge and Sydney opera house, first sunrise of the year, worship at life church and Brasilian stew dinner!