Hi Everyone! Sorry havent updated for the last couple of days. Last time I wrote we were heading to the Blue Mountains. Thankfully we got a great sunny day for the trip. Our first stop was a wild life sanctuary (we had no idea that this was included in our trip. The travel agent wasnt all there) There were Koalas, wallabies, kangaroos and hundreds of birds. I have to say that I stopped to consider how easy it would be to take a koala with me. They really are...

Hi One and All! Well we are now in Sydney! Hoorah! It's really nice to be in a big city again after New Zealand's small towns and one street wonders. We arrived into the city yesterday afternoon and went straight to the hostal...I'll be honest, it isnt quite a nice as some of the places we have stayed but the location is great - right in the centre of everything! That night we headed into China Town for a bite to eat, even though neither of us were...

Hi Everyone! So we have reached our final destination in New Zealand...Christchurch. It's fair to say that its not the most interesting of places, in fact many Kiwi's describe it as the boring city. There isn't a whole load to do or see here - there's a cathedral and some gardens and thats about it. Our bus driver told us that a day here was plenty of time....unfortunately we will be here a grand total of 5 days by the time we fly out! excellent forward plan...

Hi Everyone! Well for the last 4 days we have been on the Bottom Bus, which takes you to the southern tip of New Zealand. I've already mentioned Dunedin in my previous journal entry.\ From there we headed to Curio Bay, which is within the Catlins. We stopped off at Nugget Point at walked to the lighthouse. To be honest the weather wasnt exactly the best...so it ended up being a quick walk there, take a few photos and then a quick walk back to the bus! ...

Hi Everyone! So last night was our final night as the whole group. (sob sob) The meal at the Gondola Restaurant was amazing - definately worth the $64 which included the gondola ride up there. There were so many courses - I managed 4, but most of the guys managed to put away 11! Not bad going really considering they had a massive Ferg Burger a few hours before. Funnily enough we were the last people to leave the restaurant and one lucky waitress was giv...