Alright guys, well, after I last left you on wednesday, a pretty heavy night ensued with Sam and I having some swift pints at the bar where he works, then onto a couple of other joints before finishing up in some sort of student club/bar. My memory is a little patchy but we ended up back at Sams gaff at 5am ringing all the boys from home! I wouldnt be looking at the phone bill too soon Sam!! haha It was a great night and nice to hang with some actual kiwis...

well, its been an active few days here in Welly. Its been great catching up with Sam although we havent done too much stuff together yet as he has been studying for an exam whilst I have been out all day taking in what wellington has to offer. On Monday I spent a while on the internet and in the public city library doing some research for Fiji and the Cooks as I havent got any guidebooks for them. I'll tell ya - from what Ive seen and read, I cant bloo...

Yodondo! well, after a couple of days in Nelson I have had to say my fond fairwells to the south island and a big G'day to the north!! Unfortunately the weather in Nelson wasnt the best so the options for doing stuff were pretty limited. I had a stroll around the market on saturday which was a pleasant surprise. Lots of different stalls all selling home made arts, crafts and food. Some of the stuff on offer was ingenius like, toy planes made out of beer...

Kia ora to y'all, Well after a very brief overnight stop in C'church it was back on the road again on the short drive upto Kaikoura. I arrived early doors and checked into a fairly nice hostel, the Dusky lodge, before setting off for what intended to be a days walking. However, after popping into the tourist info site for some maps I got stuck watching a DVD and chatting to the friendly lady in there and changed my mind and decided to do a whale watchi...

Hi there folks, well, I dont know if any of you guys have read the last Greymouth update but I've just read back over it and realised how dull it was!! Sorry about that. I was writing it in McDonalds of all places (it was the cheapest place for t'internet!) so not sure if it was the smell of burgers distracting me or lack of time (or the cute girl behind the counter!! ;-) but anyways, I have gone back and changed a few things for your viewing pleasure so i...