Hello Everyone! We are on our 2nd to last day in Nz today! We will be sad to say goodbye to Peanut who has been a lovely home for the last 3 weeks! Although, we do have the mammoth task of clearing and tidying it all tomoroow! Boooooo! I haven't been the clean freak I normally am! We left Christchurch and made our way to Nelson via Hanmar Springs. We where meant to go to the hot springs there, but it was raining and didn'y much fancy it, so stopped for ...

Hello Everyone, Just to update you quickly, Went with Ian & Chrissie to meet the string of long lost rellies which was so much fun! We went out for a meal at an all you can eat restaurant- The best kind, and then dotted around Chrsitchurch to everyones houses! Everyone was so nice, and quickly found why I am related to the gyspy side of the family! Travelling around in the Van! he he. The Van was also suject to a few jokes! It is famous here now! ...

Well when they says it rains in New Zealand, it doesn't it pours! We have expereinced a couple of days of heavy rain, but not to say it has dampened our spirits at all! In queenstown we booked on the worlds Highest Canyon swing, so up early and feeling very nervous. Silly really as it was less than half the size of the bungee in South Africa, but it still doesn't stop you from getting that ' what the hell am I doing hurling myself off a ledge' feeling, but i...

Wel we fianlly left Oz on 24th Aug after making it our home for the last 3 months. Very strange to leave a contry after all that time. We had a couple of nights out in Cairns, but we had loads of stuff to sort out, so we didn't make it up to Cape trib. it is supposed top be the only place in the worls where the rain forest meets the beach! But that is how travelling goes, you have to deal with it! It's not like we are going to see more amazing sights! We arrived ...

Hello Everyone! Well we are leaving Oz in 2 days, and we are now very excited about NZ! We have hired our camper van for 3 weeks so it is going to be ' Mel & Gem's ROAD TRIP '!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeeaaaaaah! We have bought ourselves ski jackets and wooly hats in preperation, as it going to be a bit of a shock from the lovely weather here! We have just had the best time in Oz and will be sad to leave as we have done so much, and met so many people,all of wh...