hello from the sunshine coast ! Ames and I are having such a great time, it is the first time we have really been by ourselves for months and we are both thoroughly enjoying it. we are in a place called Noosa at the moment. we have both had a dilema in the fact that we have TOTALLY run out of money, so we have decided that we should stay in a place for as long as possible to avoid spending money on buses etc. the beach here is lovely. today was a totally...

The last leg... Hi everyone. This is one of the last journal entries I will e writing before coming home. Ames and I getting back in exactly 25 days. So Wierd to think that 4months has nearly come and gone, really have had the most life changing experience. Basically, we got back to Brisbane last night from Auckland where we stayed for a night (is an absolute dump, wouldn't reccomend it to anyone). The weather is sunny and beautful here, was becoming quit...

can i just say that i have never been so proud of myself in my life. today i climbed the franz josef glacier. bloody freezing, but we kitted out with the whole ice picks, studded boots, everything. ames and i got put in the special group because we spent too much time giggling at the back- so funny. took us 5hours to walk up it. a long way...but got some stunning photos. off to christchurch tommorrow before heading to auckland.. xxxxxxxx

morning, just to say that i have never been so cold in my life !!!!! Although im having a fab time i have to admit im finding it terribly difficult to adapt to the minus temperatures we are experiencing here- especially as three quarters of my rucksack is left in bloody sydney !!! Cant remember the last time i wrote but ames and i rented a campervan, which is awesome. we drove down to a place called wanaka, 100km north of queenstown and have been camping fo...

hi from NZ... have had the most eventful few days. basically went back to sydney 3days before going to Christchurch, took literally ALL of my clothes out of my rucksack, put them in the laundry the night before we left and then stupidly realised that the laundry didnt open until we were well in NZ...TYPICAL !!!!! then to top it all both of my cards have stopped working as i have maxed them both so daddy had to wire me some cash...again...TYPICAL !!! Had a reall...