Falling (rain and bungee swings) Today I watched as my husband was dropped into a gorge 160 metres up!The last couple of days however have been slightly more chilled (and wet)! As we had hoped our anniversary meal out of lamb and red wine followed by chocolate pudding was delicious and left us happily full. The windy drive to Kinloch yesterday gave impressive lake views and we arrived to a small retreat area and the nicest room yet (very cosy cabin with ...

The Sound of Milford and Te Anau So we left Mt Cook in the distance having had a great couple of days in the mountains and headed to our first town since Christchurch, Oamaru.Oamaru, more hamlet than town, full of Victorian buildings and not a huge amount else.A relaxing little hostel though so perfect for a good nights sleep.While we were there we drove a short way to see the Moeraki Boulders on the beach.We then headed straight up to the look out point to tr...

Glacier and snow-capped mountains (with a few autumn leaves!) We landed in Christchurch to a sunny Good Friday afternoon and felt like we'd instantly left the surfer beaches of Oz and arrived in an English autumn.Despite being the biggest town in the South Christchurch felt like Oxford or Cambridge with its punting on the river, old buildings and autumn colours. We soon moved on to Arthur's Pass the next day driving through the hills mountains in the sunshine...

Sam and Lizzy's Aussie Top Memories Swimming in the sea at sunset at Wilsons Prom Loch Sport kangaroos and relaxing on a deserted beach Time spent with family in Mornington - new and old Chilling in Byron Bay Surfing the waves in Sydney with Jen and Matt Fraser Island camping trip with the dingoes Sailing in the Whitsundays Beach side runs Time with Joan, Chris and the Jenkes in Adelaide Seeing so many animals in the wild - crocs, koalas, wallabies, ...

Our final days in Sunny Sydney The bug had got us for surfing so we were up and out on the waves again on Sunday morning. The waves were still fine for us beginners and I was in and out of the water constantly determined to get to my feet and properly surf! Jen and Lizzy were keen photographers trying to capture that brief moment and were telling me to take a break as I was knackered. I wish I had listened to them as the last wave I tried to catch really was ...