Howdy folks, Right ive had a busy couple of days...this weekend we have been blessed with glorious weather, not a cloud in the sky and in the sun it feels like Spain in the summer!! Yesterday morning we went for a walk around Palmy, we walked down to the Manawatu, along it for a bit and then across it and up to the observatory on top of a cliff overlooking the town, the views were fantastic, it really looked a nice place from up there, hahaha, we could see all ...

Hello avid readers, Had a real good day today. Had an early start as me and Martin were walking the Manawatu gorge walk this morning, takes about 4 hours so we wanted to be done by lunchtime. The walk was fantastic, there werent many views, and the ones that were there were obscured by the clouds. It was mainly a bush walk and this itself was great, really feels like your on the otherside of the world with all the different flora and fauna that was around. The...

G'Day folks. Last time I updated this I had just got back from the rugby..things took a turn for the worse later that evening. I went into the lounge at the hostel to find 6 pissed german guys, who promptly asked if I wanted some wine....and who am i to turn down free alcohol. So after a pint and a bit of wine we headed out into town, lead by a local kiwi, at 1:30am. I was surprised to find that there were bars still open, only later did I learn that in NZ the...