Taupo, New Zealand

The drive down here was a night drive as we were trying to save time. Andy fell asleep pretty much as soon as I started driving which left me with a nice 3 hour drive in the dark on my own. Amused myself by turning off the headlights to see what it was like driving in total darkness. Its scary, stupid and highly dangerous that’s what its like. Well, you’ve got to find these things out. Andy awoke as I was mounting a pavement attempting a u turn driving around Taupo town looking for a backpackers to stay at. Can’t actually remember why we came here to be honest. Did a mini ramble to check out Huka falls which is a mighty river used to power a lot of hydro electric turbines.

'Water rush'

And that was it really. Got recommended to go to Holy Cow nightclub. Hang on is this a cheesey shithole playing Bon Jovi and “Love Shack” all night? Think Ill give it a miss thanks. Onwards!