Had the worst night's sleep ever! The girl in the bed next to me did not stop coughing all night. Ended up getting to sleep at about 3am. Woke up early to pack and caught the magic bus at 8:40am. We stopped at the Lady Knox Geyser on the way out which erupts daily at 10:14am. Some of the people paid to go into the Waetapu Park but I sat in the cafe and had a cup of coffee instead. Much warmer option! The next stop was Rock n' Ropes which was a ropes obstacle cou...

How do I begin to describe what an amazing trip this has been so far. Europe is absolutely beautiful and enriched with amazing architecture and history. There is so much to learn in each new place we arrive in and it has been quite overwhelming trying to absorb it all. LONDONI arrived at Heathrow (Terminal Five) with my bag after an hour in a holding pattern accompanied by much turbulence due to thunderstorms - watching the lightning from the plane was quite an...

Whoever made the statement that snowboard boots are more comfortable than ski boots is just a little bit wrong....they are NOT!! My third toe on each foot was numb after four hours of wearing the things and to make matters worse the cramp running up my right calf felt like little elves were hammering nails into my leg...pain!! My day of snowboarding started out on the magic carpet (the little escalator that takes you about 30metres up a little hill and then you ...

Seeing as I haven't written in absolute ages I thought I had better update you all on my travels and what has happened since my last blog. Leaving Seattle on the 12th of October I arrived in Vancouver via a (very smelly) Greyhound bus. Sitting near the back and having the toilet door opened often near me accompanied by the 'slosh-slosh' of the septic tank was not a pleasant experience at all. Needless to say there were many many holdings of breath that took place...

Halloween....Had such a fun day yesterday - Started out by going to gym at lunch time to do a class called 'monster step' - was really fun - 4 instructors took the class together and they all dressed up and played scary music. It was a good way to get into the spirit of things. In the afternoon we walked down to Davie Street to buy some glow sticks and rum for our strawberry daquiris - we walked past a daycare centre and all the kids were dressed up...so cute! Wa...