Hello everybody! This is the first update from snowy New Zealand. And it has been very snowy today. We arrived in Dunedin last Saturday. Fuzzy's snowboard was supposed to have been shipped from the Uk in time for us to pick it up in Dunedin. Well, of course that did not happen and his board eventually arrived in Dunedin on the Thursday - we left there on the Sunday, but had to take an 8 hour drive to collect it! The roads are crazy, as are the drivers. The...

Hi everyone. It's been so long since the last update, so this postcard is going to be long, but probably not as descriptive as previous ones! We stayed at our help exchange for over two weeks and had a great time while we were there. Mick and Jan were so good to us and we will definitley be keeping in touch with them. Jan took us to the Eumundi markets the Saturday before we left and it's a good job we are travelling in a van or there could have been so ma...

Crikey! What a week or so we've had! We went to Australia zoo last week, in the hope of seeing old Stevo, but no such luck! However, the zoo was very good and there was lots of information on how to keep yourself safe if you are unlucky enough to get bit by a snake, croc, alligator etc! It was a lovely sunny day and we were joined by Katherina the German girl we met on the help exchange. We took lots of photos and seemed to take a particualr liking to the ko...

Hi everyone! We are having an absolute ball! The farmstay we were at last week was amazing. We done anything from hand feeding baby goats and calfs to horse riding to chopping trees and driving a tractor. Talk about out of the comfort zone! Yes, we were sleeping in a barn, but it is amazing how quickly we adapted to our surroundings. There were 4 other help exchangers who were all spot on and Sue, the owner, was really easy going. They have a cottage which...

Hi everyone! What a week we have had! After leaving Surfers we drove to Brisbane and found a nice campsite just 4kms from the city. We bought a nice big tent so we could spend leisurely evenings playing cards etc, but we are so knackered at night that we are in our sleeping bags by about 9pm! The tent is great though - I never thought I would be so excited about camping, but we both really love the freedom and pace of life. Brisbane was okay, nothing too exci...