Day 58 – Wellington to Taupo.

My alarm went off at 6.30 but I left it on charge over night so I had to get up to turn it off. This was all ok until I went to lie back down on my bed and smashed my head on the bunk bed… lets just say it wasn’t the perfect way to wake yourself up in the morning. We got on the bus just before 8am and our first stop was in a town called Bulls, I remember stopping here on the way up. One thing I did notice this time around was on their sign it mentions Cowes in the Isle of Wight.

We then had a brief stop in Waiouru to buy some ice cream, for once I didn’t actually want any, I know, shock horror! The best bit about this stop was waiting for everyone to come back and it just hammering it down with rain. They were all running back and trying not to lose their ice cream at the same time.

We then had another quick stop at the skydive centre and Huka Falls, for those who either didn’t do it on the way down or it’s their first time up north. The last time we were here we stayed in Base hostel but all north buses stay in Nomads Urban Retreat instead. It was a quieter, smaller and much nicer hostel than the other one. The four of us who had a room in Wellington shared a room again which was nice. On the coach on the way to Taupo we discussed about making a chilli together and when we got there the $5 meal was chilli so we opted for that instead. It was alright but not the best in the world; at least it had a good kick to it!

We spent the evening chilling out and planning some things to do in Asia. We’re not going together but I’ve been to some places to give tips and we’re all doing similar routes anyway.