well it's 7.30 am and we've been awake for hours! Just a quick update to say we've booked on a kiwi bus tour that will take us through a whistle stop mission all the way to christchurch in 16 days! after much confusion and a slight issue with converting dollars to pounds we finally decided this was the best way for us to make the most of our short stay in New Zealand! Just enough time to grab a coffee and then off to lug these giant rucksacks down to the buss sto...

Hello! We've made it at last! only 30 odd hours travelling and getting bored on a plane! 11hrs london to LA, 13hrs LA to Auckland. OMG was that hard work! We've found a hostel, had a lovely shower and feel half human now, if a little tired! Going to go explore the local habitat for a few hours and get to grips with this travel thing for a day! Talk to you all soon Aine and Philippa xxx