The New Year brings a new continent having already blitzed throuh Australia in 36 hours (well Sydney anyway) I\'ve arrived in new Zealand. Have met up with Janet and Pete and have arranged a hire car at just ten pounds a day - bargain! Heading up to the top of North Island and hoping to meet up with Andy Reece in Wangerei and arrange to tem up with him for a while in South Island. Have finally purchased a new pair of walking boots.... so it\'s time to put one foot in front of the other. Caught the end or a (rare) Palace victory (against the Villa) yesterday. The omens for N.Z. are looking good. Happy New Year to all, keep the e-mails/messageboard entries coming it\'s great to hear from people. Sorry if I don\'t respond to each e-mail personally but I\'ll try to keep the Postcards coming. Best Wishes, Ben.