End of the lineI've been trying to think how to finish off my blogs now that I'm heading home and I'm at a loss! This trip has been the best thing that I have done in my life and I am coming home a completly different individual.I've lived with strangers for nine months through 25 counties.I've tried...Hot Air Balloning, Paragliding, Diving, Surfing, Rafting, Belly Dancing, Riversurfing, Tramping and god knows what else.I've seen natuaral and manmade wonders of ...

Wine rain and more rainI've been taking it very slowly the last week or so. For the remainder of my time in Queenstown I enjoyed the sunshine. I rode the Gondola up to the top of one of the surrounding mountains to get postcard views and had a few goes on the luge at the top (like a toboggan ride) oh and I went in search of Patrick's old school and found it! I met up with a group of nice folk in my hostel and had a big night out with them before going on a wine...

All by myselfAh yes Kaikoura, a sweet little town with an amazing backdrop of mountains directly behind (as long as there is no clouds covering them!) We had a lazy day once we arrived chilling out in the hostel's huge lounge. both Rach and I after our dinner of bangers and mash were spread out on a huge sofa each watching panorama and DNA (a rubbish but quite entertaining detective show from home!). Next morning we were up bright and early ready for dolphin a...

71km and a new addiction to gingernuts!So after the BBQ at Sos's brother's house on Sunday we ventured into Wellington City Centre on Monday. We visited the Te Papa the national museum and ventured to the top of Mt. Victoria for fantastic views of the city! We were lucky to have such great weather, Wellington is known as the windy city and for us it was nothing but sunshine! If I'm ever in Wellington on a windy day I'm heading back up that hill to watch the pla...

Right so.... I hot footed it to Olympic park which was pretty cool I swam 1km in the pool and then had a quick tour including the dressing rooms. Not quite sure which was england was in when we won the world cup but it was still cool to see the pitch and also later the Olympic cauldron. There is a place outside for every medal winner to I took ages finding a few memorable Brits! Next day I headed to Bondi Beach! Which was a lot better than I expected. everyone ...