ok,well this is just an update coz i odn't think i've added since queenstown. to be honest we flew through the rest of new zealand pretty quickly - we did intend to get a car but then thought for all the money it would save us and the ease of not haing to drive we'd cut out one day trip and hop back on the bus - then we followed said bus all the way up to auckland. we stopped in christchurch again, just overnight, there wasn't oodles to do the first time, then i...

not updated in an age, new zealand has been fairly quiet so far lots of scenery which is absolutely astounding, makes you say wow, and point and say look at that!! we've done christchurch, westport, mahinapua - where we had a fancy dress party which was fun, i was a Puma (it had to begin with P and that was going to be free for me!). then we went to franz josef where i did a glacier hike, that was pretty scary when we started slipping but in the caves it was amaz...

today we have done the bridge - good stuff, structurally sound... the botanical gardens - the sun came out just had the right time, gardens are v pretty, fountains v nice, nearly had a little snooze St Mary's cathedral - hallelujah, it wasn't a buddhist temple - had holy water and people genoflecting (sp?) and everything - in my bloomin' element! Hyde Park - archibald fountain is v nice; as is the pool of reflection tourist information - jeffin pain in the bu...

well guys i have made it to sydney... since brisbane we have been to byron bay - but just for the night, stikll i got a good vibe from the place - we didn't spend any more time there coz we wanted to check syndney out properly before flying to nz on thurs - and we've already done all there is to offer that we want to do in byron anyway. we also went to a surf camp - that was interesting - i cannot surf to save my life - this does not bother me in the slightes...

wooooooohoooooooooooooo!! i am happy! 1) had the best night's sleep in god knows how long last night - fell asleep on the sofa in the hostel common room, it was comfy, it didn't squeak and i didn't have to worry about waking the person in the top/bottom bunk up every time i turned over! people did come in to watch the footy whilst i was sleep in there, but due to the way events were going they weren't cheering and i slept right through! we're in brisbane, n...