Well then, our last entry from New Zealand. Apart from going to the rugby on Friday and then ending up in a bar till 4am we haven't really done or seen much in the last few days. We have had quite a bit to sort out, buying stuff for the holiday in Fiji and attempting to pack everything that we have acquired in to our bags that now seem tiny! We haven't even had any joy selling the camping gear, so it looks like most of that will be left in the hostel ro...

Sorry it has been so long! We have been struggling to find internet access!! So the last update was at the end of our really long walk, and since then we have spent 2 more weeks with our friends we met in Peru, Jennie and Steve. It was so nice to speak to other people! Leigh and I were sending each other mad! So, we went up around the East Cape and stayed in a campsite on the beach where we finally managed to go in the sea without a wetsuit! The waves are big her...

Hello all, hope everyone is well and enjoy the next little update! Since leaving Gemma's Aunts and cousins we have madde our way back up to Picton for a few nights before heading over to the North Island. We had to get to Picton a few days before the ferry because we had booked on a dolphin swim in the Marlborough Sounds. It was good to get out there and get in the water (fully wet suited up) but it was cold! And unfortunately the dolphins weren't playin...

Well, it is now 2007 for all of us, you guys back home have finally caught up!!! Thought it was about time we updated you on our activities over the festive period! We arrived in Christchurch the day before xmas to stay with my aunt Anne and my cousins Claire and Nikkie. It was lovely to see them again and they kept us highly entertained by taking us round their friends houses and meeting real Kiwi people! People over here seem to drink a lot of fizzy wine, other...

HELLO ALL!!! Just a quick note to say HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL! Its 1.54am right now and you still have 11 hours to go to celebrate. We have been to Gemma's cousins friends house tonight and had a great time with beer and BBQ! Hope you all have a great time and see it in in true style! Love Leigh and Gemma