Hello again! I only have 2 mins left to write this so apologies in advance for being brief! I came to Wellington yesterday and since then I have been up and down in the cable car twice, been to the zoo twice, done some shopping and spent time with Cheetahs! I haven't met any people other than a rather lovely chap at the zoo, I'm staying in a rather large backpackers and that temds to make meeting people more difficult but I'm managing! In other news, I have c...

Hello all! I am currently in Queenstown, waiting to go paragliding which the winds have delayed. Yesterday I went for a ride on the Shotever Jet, a boat which is very like a jetski which carries 14 people! The very experienced driver took us down the Shotever River at what seemed like amazing speeds through narrow very shallow canyons, almost hitting the sides and performing 360 degree turns. I got absolutely soaked and was actually the only person in the boat w...

Well hello again after a very long break! I have been in Northlands for four weeks, with a broadband connection as fast as dial up, so forgive me for not updating more frequently, and for the lack of photos. I have been riding most days, everything from 14hh ponies to 16hh very well bred horses. I have fallen in love with a chestnut mare called Sirocco Sparty Jay. I took her on a 2 day trek in Ahipara, which is at the end of the ninety mile beach. She is 3 year...

Hello everyone, This will be a very short message - I'm short of time, but I'm here in Kerikeri in NZ north Island. I'm riding 2-3 horses a day, swimming with them in a river, enjoying my time here. The lady I'm staying with has a Bayliner and we go out on the water whenever we can. The Bay of Islands area is beautiful and the scenery is just superb. I am planning to travel south on the North Island for a while then explore the South Island before heading to Sam...

Hello! We have retreated back to the safety of the beautiful Palolem after several stressful bus and train rides. We traveled south to Kerela and visited Cochin and Ernakulam, then went off on a 7 hour bus ride to the village of Kumily, by the Periyar wildlife sanctuary. We had a lovely elephant ride and watched both a Kathakali dance and a demonstration of the Keralan martial art 'Kalari'. We got the same bus back to Ernakulam, stayed another night then caught ...