(bit late updating blog...!!) 31st Jan Flew to Fiji, and when I got to the airport I had to rush to book my island hopping and get on the last local bus of the day. I accidently got in the wrong cue (one for locals) at customs, luckily they let me through as the visitor cue was massive, would have missed bus! I rushed to book my island hopping, didn't seem like the best of people to go with but I was in a hurry - just managed to get the local bus. It was ram...

15th - 4am start, and stuart nicely go the train nearly all the way to the airport with me as he worked nearby. Once I was on my own, I was very nervous. But the flight was fine, and the view over NZ was spectacular. I got talking to a nice couple, who were also starting the kiwi experience the same day as me and staying at the same place. So we headed there together and I explored Christchurch on my own. Very nice pretty place...apparently based on Cambridge!! I...

30th cont. We arrived safely but had a bit of trouble finding Kirsty at the airport (the person we were staying with)! We then had an hours drive to hers and Stuarts house in Penrith, and they had an amazing sofa, vicci bagsied the double bed, I got the double air bed!! Then after a little catch up it was bedtime to get ready for NYEs!!! 31st Had a bit of a confusion as to where to go watch the fireworks, I wanted to meet up with Trez and Coley (2 hockey lads fr...

27th Was nice to have a lay in and scrambled eggs for brekky at Emilys! had endless cups of tea (no powdered milk yay!) then got back on the greyhound bus to Brisbane. Bumped into some lads from Singapore..again! Hostel was really nice, had dinner and some drinks and mingled. I realised more people than I thought were in Oz, and a hockey friend from uni - Andy Leat- rang me and we arranged to meet up! had a little catch up and have a new love for cider with rasbe...

23rd - We arrived at Hervey Bay to swap buses, and we had a soya sauce leakage in our food bag so had to ditch a load of that!! Then my amazing flip flops broke - they've been through everything with me...I wanted to cry!! So comfy!! We got on another bus to Rainbow beach, much smaller but really nice place. Brought some new flip flops (weren't as gd as my oldies though)! Beach was amazing and the resort was good (dingos). We went to a huge sand blow (sand dune) ...