So we've been taking it pretty easy the last few days as its been quite hot but really humid so feels a lot worse than it actually is. Christine's taken us on a tour of the local area, taking in the sights of Half Moon Bay, One Tree Hill (this dormant volcano which once had one tree on but doesn't anymore! but has fantastic views of the city and suburbs), Whitford and the Eastern Beaches such as Bucklands Beach. We also visited the historic village of Howick (ha ...

Kia Ora people ha ha. Just got back to Auckland after spending a week away on our jollies. We went to Mount Maunganui (or something can't remember spelling but you guys won't have a clue anyway). It was a small holiday resort (is it a town or a village Chrissie?!) near Tauranga (again stupid Maori word I can't spell). The Mount is by the sea (where we stayed) and has the most gorgeous beaches, white sand crystal clear water and its so long that ther...

So we arrived in New Zealand on Friday after spending the majority of Australia Day in Sydney airport, but seeing as Sydney airport is right on Botony Bay where Captain Cook first landed I guess it was kind of fitting. We got a flight from Hobart around 6am and our flight to Aucland wasn't leaving until about 5 in the afternoon so we bought the worlds most expensive breakfast (robbing gits) and found some chairs and just slept for as long as we could. Chriss...