Hey hey, After perhaps the worst of all of our flights (16 hours and no sleep) we have arrived in Vancouver.  We are still very jet lagged and spent most of yesterday in a haze and slept for most of the evening.  It doesn't get dark til 9pm so that shocked us as it got dark in Oz at about 6! Anywho, we have wondered around downtown Vanc.  It has been nice and sunny and we have had some nice lunch too.  We will be meeting up with Sandy and Ross hopef...

G'day This is our last blog from Australia but we have much to tell you about covering the last few weeks. The first bit of news is unrelated to the holiday but for those who know Paul (Tank) and Jane they have had their first baby together. They have had a boy but have yet to name him. Apparently he takes after his dad so we should send some commiserations to Jane. Anyway back to the holiday. On the day following the last detailed blog we went on a flight in a...

Hi People, Since our last blog we have been very busy and have returned to Sydney. We are still very tired so will have to update you all another time. For now enjoy the pictures we have finally uploaded. We have not had the time to do them all nor have we had the chance to edit them. As such there are loads many of which may be (are) boring or simply not very good. If we ever find the time we may add some captions but I wouldn't hold your breath. We will be hol...

Hello Since our last blog we have had a couple of chaotic days and have driven many many kms. Our first stop was Queenstown. This was a gorgeous town which reminded us of Zell am See. The whole area is very similar to the Alps. Whilst there we went on a trip around the lake on a jet boat. It was great fun but we were soaked and it is freezing! The water was perfectly clear and is apparently 98% pure. After this we went up the Gondola.  Rob was slightly scar...

Hi again, We have now had two nights in the Hippy Mobile and we are getting used to it. The first night wwas freezing but we have enough covers and sleep in enough layers to ensure we make it through the night. The campsites down here are superb. They have excellent facilities including large kitchens which means we don't have to cook outside in natures elements. All this for less than a tenner! Yesterday we had a superb cruise around Akaroa harbour where we s...