In oz at last!!!!!!!! very happy, beenm here bout 10 days- sorry only just writing! So when we arrived we werent sure wot would happen as we hadnt got around to organising somewhere to stay- we prayed we might bump inot the del rios at the airport who live in melbourne as they laft the same day as us, but no need as rachel and baby sylvie (uncle toms wife and daughter) were there to greet us!! result!! they didnt come the wedding as sylvie is too tiny still-...

So we arrived into JFK tired and VERY OVER the USairport secuirty- and air hostesses for thta matter, so rude!!But the excitement of our weekend ahead kept us going- especially the thought of seeing all of the perry's (including ronda- billys girlfriend) and the rest of Cs family for that matter!  they didnt disapoint as they had bought over hula hoops and twirls not to mention clothes- we are so sick of our current clothes!We arrived on thursday and on ...

Well it was a very long time ago now since weleft new zealand, it was non stop so sorry for not fillin u all in on the end of our time tthere. swear we did a journal for franz josef but its gone!! boo!! franz josef was amaazin-a well small town surrounded by mountains, and yes u guessed it a glacier. the town was well borin so we played lits of connect 4 and monopoly, but the highlight of course was the glacier. we did a heli-hike which involved gettin a helico...

We got to Wellington very late on Monday night, it was pouring with rain and the coldest weather we have experienced since that dreadful winter we had back in England last November - February. We decided to stay in Base Backpackers because it was highly recommended by our B.U.G guide book. It was a fantastic hostel, had a TV in the room and the hugest bed we have ever slept in! The view was fantastic, we could see the harbour and the surrounding hills. And ...

sorry this is late in comin- c was ill in our last fiji days so we didnt get round to this entry. We were the luckiest backpackers ever when dubs' mum let us use her amex reward points to stay 2 nights in the hilton denarau island, fiji!!! C was ill but what a plcae to be ill! it rained too but dubs had a ps2 and we had a dvd player, nice big bath and gorgeous molton brown toileteries to keep us smilin! the food was great too!! check out the pics, they ...