Hey everyone! Alexis and I are in Cairns now. We are leaving for our three day live-aboard dive trip tomorrow out to the Great Barrier Reef! I am so excited! We left Melbourne early this morning, which was 15 degrees and arrived in this tropical place where it is 28 degrees. Melbourne was fantastic! But first, I didn't tell ya'll about our wine tour in Launceston. Our last day there, we all went for a stroll up the Cataract Gorge near our apartment. ...

Well, I am in Australia now! I ran right into my family in the Sydney airport while waiting for my bag. We have been having such a wonderful time so far. It has been a busy few days though. Because we are visiting this huge country in such a short time, we seem to be going, going, going all the time. The first day in Sydney was wonderful. We took a beautiful cruise around the harbour. The scenery was absolutely amazing. We also walked through the markets ...

Well, I know it has been a long time since I last updated everyone back at home with what I have been getting in to. Sorry. Today is my last day in New Zealand. I have had such a wonderful and relaxing last week here. The pictures that I put on the site today do not do the beautiful Coromandel Peninsula justice. However, I hope that you enjoy them all the same. Last week, David took me on a chartered fishing trip out in the Bay of Plenty. It began ea...

All right, I finally had a moment to sit down and explain the photos that I recently added to the photo album. Well, the last journal entry that I wrote was after Wellington. The next day I hiked the Tongariro Crossing, known as one of the best day hikes in NZ! A suitable name. David dropped me off at 8:30 and I hiked along with other people that came on bus trips. The first part of the hike across the Mangatepoo valley was easy. Then I hit the first real c...

Hey everyone, well this might be a bit shorter than what I was going to originally write to you because I got kicked off the computer earlier and lost the four paragraphs that I had just finished. Oh, well. So, I was in Nelson during my last journal entry. I loved the town, but I didn't get to do much in it because I spent my day there catching up on things like email, mail, laundry, etc. David and I did get some fresh fish and mussels to cook for dinner...