Firstly many thanks for all the kind messages after the last instalment. It has proven more of a challenge to finish the last few blogs over a year later, but the words of encouragement have spurred me on. Ok, at the end of the last instalment we were just about to fly out of Auckland on to our final two destinations before returning back home, 6 months since we first set out. Before we landed a true test of stamina lay ahead, as we had a 10h flight to contend w...

It's fair to say that we were both slightly sad to leave Australia, but it was a short trip over the Tasman sea to stay firmly within the South Western Pacific. The destination - New Zealand and the city of Auckland to be specific. As with most things in Australasia, when it looks a short distance it usually isn't…this would be no exception. The 'short trip' was actually ~1600 miles from Melbourne and took ~3 ½ h, but we've done longer flights! As with the maj...

Australia part III - The final chapter down under! Bed count = 48 - 55! Despite returning to the UK, I am dedicating some well-deserved time to try and bring events up to date…well in Australia at least! As this is the final instalment of the Australian series, make sure you've caught up on the first few before reading on…or else! Last time out we regretfully bid farewell to a newfound family life on the Sunshine Coast and were on the short flight ...

Australia Part II - 'Still down under'! Bed Count = 40 - 47 Here we go again with the second instalment of our Australian experience.If you haven't read the first Australian blog instalment ('Australia Part I -Finally down under')…shame on you!Only joking, but this follow on might make a bit more sense after reading the first one, but if utter confusion floats your boat then feel free to just read on! Last time out we left with smoking tyres to speed away fr...

Australia part 1 - 'Finally down under'! Bed count = 36/37/38/39 Firstly my apologies for not keeping things up to date here…it has been quite a long time since my last instalment.As per usual, lots of things have happened and I'm going to have to use some serious powers of reflection to bring back the memories here.Here goes nothing…! So after our 'raw' adventures in Fiji we jumped on a plane and headed further westward to the glistening sandy beaches of ...