Hello everyone, This blog is a little inaccurate actually as we are now back in Auckland Airport between Fiji and L.A. waiting for our connecting flight. Internet in Fiji was as laid back as the people i.e. it worked a lot less than half of the time! We had a good time there relaxing at 'The Beachouse'. Had a little hickup on the first day as they overcharged us, even though I realised they got me to sign saying the money would be put on a tab for us to use at t...

Hi all, We're in Auckland now. We arrived this afternoon and have already had a little jaunt up the Skytower and watched some people throw themselves off it (attached to a rope thankfully). Debbie was tempted but we can't afford to do the drop. It costs nearly $200 thats over $1 per meter they drop you! We've also had a lovely walk around the city and it's various parks including the 'Domain', which was particularly lush and beautiful. Unfortunately, Offexplor...

Hi all, Well we've been having plenty of exciting adventures since our last blog entry. We've been so busy in NZ, there is so much to see and do and there have been several occasions where we wished we could have stayed places an extra night or two. After Te Anau we drove North-West through the lovely historic (though touristy) Arrowtown, and by the side of Lake Hawea to Makarora and had a lovely campfire at the Wilderness Resort. We then visited Fox Glacier. ...

Hello all and Happy New Year! Hope you all had a great time and that 2009 is going well for you so far. We watched the fireworks over Melbourne from the river in the city centre, it was packed but worth it! Melbourne was a lovely city, quite different from Sydney, quite a European city feel we thought. We flew to Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand on the evening of the 2nd and spent the next morning looking around the city before getting our Jucy C...

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, and are planning a fun New Year! We had a lovely time in Sydney getting to know the locals as well as doing the usual sightseeing - The Rocks, The Opera House, Bridge Climb and of course exploring the beautiful beaches which surround Sydney. Christmas and Debbie's birthday in the summer were wonderful but rather surreal, santa surfs in in Oz rather than dropping down non-existant chimneys! We are now driving along the Gre...