So we reached the US mainland last Sunday and spent the first night just in a hotel near to LAX. We then picked up our car on Monday - a lovely Hyundai for those interested and headed down to Orange County. We spent the day on the beach and exploring Newport and Laguna Beach. Ele was massively excited when she saw a house of a star from the Laguna Beach T.V. program - don't ask me!!! No Penfold trip would be complete without a trip to Disney, so having appare...

Having an amazing week in Hawaii. Despite having a bit of a nightmare getting here (flight was rescheduled without telling us meaning we missed our connection, and then missed our rescheduled connection as well! mare!) we eventually arrived in Maui! Picked up a rental car and checked in to a nice hotel in Kihei. Right by a fantastic beach, though we had lots planned so didn't get loads of time to spend on it. Our first morning we got up super early to go whale wa...

Well after leaving NZ we spent 6 days on the Coral Coast in Fiji. Partly down to lack of fast computer and admittedly our own laziness we have been a bit crap with the old journal entrys recently. I'll try and make that up now! Basically we stayed in a really nice 18-30's style place in Fiji in our own hut on the beach. Quite luxurious really, we had lovely time sitting on our own bit of beach during the day, swimming in the sea and hanging out in hammocks. Got...

So today we are leaving NZ for Fiji. Quite sad to leave but I'm sure the beach will comfort us!!!�We did a trip right to the top of the country on Friday. Had a go at sand boarding (great fun but hard on the legs as you trudge up the sand dunes) and saw the point�where�the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific Ocean before a drive down 90 mile beach.We couldn't leave New Zealand without doing something mad so after our couple of da...

Ok guys. This is the second time I have tried to write this update so excuse the fact that it might be quite long, boring and seem like the stuff isn't very exciting. Queenstown part 2 - The day after our rafting and jet boating we took a day trip down to Milford Sound to see the fjordlands. Pretty impressive stuff although we did have to spend 10 hours on a bus!!! The following day we took the skyline gondala up the hillside and took in the views of Queenst...