Well, we're back in Auckland and our trip is drawing to a close.  We're sad to be leaving New Zealand but excited to be heading to Hong Kong for a few days.  To end our trip with a bang (a splash really...) we decided to go canyoning again.  This time we headed over to Piha beach and the nearby canyon and Kitekite river.  We abseiled down 4 big waterfalls, squeezed through small holes in the rock, crawled, scrambled and swam through the river, and leaped into deep rock pools from great heights.  So much fun!  It's a shame the UK is not known for it's canyons, otherwise we'd love to do this again and again.

Our last night out was on the Waterfront at Viaduct Harbour.  We went to the Mecca restaurant and ate copious amounts of food and drank enough wine to keep the Marlborough vinyards in business for a month.  'Sweet as!' (as they would say here)...

Our final excursion was to Kelly Tarlton's Antartic and Underwater world where we saw a real mix of sharks, sting rays, big fish, little fish, penguins, the list goes on...  Although not as inspiring as diving with them in the wild, the centre was really interesting and provided some great underwater views that could not normally be seen.

Now we wait to head to the airport.  Next stop Hong Kong.  See you all soon...  Tom & Elle x