Day 73 Hello again - with love from a Glacier!!! I met Mum and Dad on Monday, and we have had a fabulous few days in South Island. Christchurch was lovely (only partly to do with the smart hotel!!) and we had a great day at the Antarctic Centre; not only was it really interesting, but we also had the chance to experience 10mins in a simulated blizzard (-42 is cold!!), saw 25 little blue penguins being fed (all with disabilities) and rode an off road heggalund. ...

Day 69 Sorry I haven't updated you for so long - internet access this week has been a little sketchy! I hope you have all had a good week, and you are all beginning to look forward to Easter:) I have been on a tour across the North Island in NZ and seen an amazing amount in 6 days!! I started by flying from Auckland to Wellington and spending 24hours there which was great - a really lovely city. I think I prefer it to Auckland, and the National Museum (Te Papa)...

Day 62 I hope you are all enjoying a little taste of summer this week! New Zealand is cooler than Australia, but still warm enough here not to need a jumper. I even managed to get sunburnt today - it is completely my own fault... just because it feels cooler I still should have worn sunscreen! The rumours about the thin ozone seem to be true.... amazingly though I have burnt my right arm but not my left... unusual! I have had two really good days in Auckland an...

Day 60 I'm in New Zealand! Not without event though - the customs officer used the wrong stamp in my passport (by mistake) and I ended up locked in a little room for 45mins before someone came to sort out the problem!!! I had begun to think I was coming home.... I haven't had much opportunity to look round Auckland, but there is lots to do, and I'm hoping for lots of adrenalin activities in the next couple of days! The choice is between climbing the Harbour Bri...

Day 56 Two amazing days inthe Gold Coast, enjoying some more sunshine and the theme/water parks:) We have had two full days in the sunshine and I have had my fill of adrenalin highs! I even converted Kat to the "big" rollercoaster - and then we rode it 3 times! That's upside down 6 times in one day.... I also did the "big drop" - the clue is in the name - 38 storeis of free fall! The view from the top was fantastic... I closed my eyes on the...