Hi Everybody, hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and New Year and here's to a great 2008. A lot's happened since our last entry in Dec 2007, so I'll try to keep it brief.... After spending a few days with some old friends from England we decided to head off down south towards Mount Cook and on to Queenstown for Christmas. Lake Tekapo is absolutely stunning, the lake is the brightest blue you can imagine and such a contrast against the mountains. Apparently...

Hiya Everyone In New Zealand now, great to back in civilisation for a while especially after staying in the worst hostel in the world on our last night in South America! Arrived in Auckland after a long 13 hour flight from Santiago. Stayed with James Dalglish and Rose for a few days, James is a friend from home who's been out here for 7 years now. Had a ball, was really nice to catch up and get a taste of real Kiwi life! New Zealand's great, the people are so ...