Ok so everyone thinks we've disappeared off the face off the earth-I guess it's about time we updated the blog! We've had a great time in the States so far, but internet resources have been scarce or ridiculously expensive so we have lots to tell…… We arrived on Thanksgiving and were collected from the airport by my Dad's Uncle and Aunt. A bit sleepy we headed straight to cousin Karin's for Thanksgiving dinner. Almost the whole family was there whi...

Hey blog watchers! Hope you're all well and eagerly awaiting another travel blog! We sadly leave New Zealand tomorrow so here's what we've been up to for the last week or so here. Spent a very relaxing afternoon and evening in a beautiful little town called Wanaka. Definitely our favourite place in New Zealand, it is a quiet little town with a few nice restaurants and cafes, which rests on Lake Wanaka with a snow capped mountain range as the backdrop. You will p...

Ok so it's been a while and I know some of you are getting eager to hear some news of what we've been up to. Frankly for the last week internet resources have been poor or scarce and we have been very busy so now we have loads to tell you............. River Valley - We arrived in a beautiful and remote valley at the most amazing hostel. It was a big old country house with an open fire, amazing food and cosy little cabins. We settled in for the night with a roast...

Woah, what a weeks it's been!!!! Here are the highlights........ Our bus was due to leave Paihia in the Bay of Islands at 3pm last Thursday but we managed to hitch a lift with our new friends Scott and Katie who had hired a car as they were leaving ealy morning. Severe hangover in tow we made our way down to Auckland stopping only for breakfast and to see a beautiful waterfall. We arrived in Auckland late afternoon and spent the rest of the evening wandering the...

Kia Ora! Here we are safely in beautiful New Zealand! It has been a jam-packed first three days in the country and it looks to be non-stop while we are here so we are very excited about that.We arrived in Auckland on monday night and after having our shoes disinfected in customs we were collected by Chantal, a friend of Kerry's who lives in the city. It was really good to see her again after our brief meeting in 2005 so we chatted all the way home, not forgetti...