Melbourne! I made it to Australia in one piece and with all luggage. 8 days of fun with Alex (and Archie) in Melbourne were had. Melbourne is a great city. Loads of food places and cute coffee establishments which serve incredible coffee. My hosts looked after me like pros. Unfortunately the weather didn't see fit to play along for the first few days. We resorted to a driving tour of Melbourne on the Saturday, following a slightly boozy night on the Friday, sam...

We arrived in Sydney in the late afternoon so by the time we were settled into a hostel all we had time for was a little explore around where the hostel is and dinner at a little japanese place. The next morning we woke up and it was raining so hard you wouldnt believe! But backpacking we are and limited time in Sydney we had so waterproofs and umbrellas were found and out we went. We got not very far, Darling Harbour, before deciding that since our shoes were...

Well it really has been a long time since I updated this so about three blogs are going to follow! Once leaving Havelock North we drove to Napier for most of the day. It is a beautiful 1930s styled town due to an unfortunate earthquake meaning that everything had to be rebuilt, therefore art deco land was born! Everything was art deco and so infinately cooler than anything else. We followed a self guided walk type thing to see all the main buildings and walked ...

Ok, i am sorry i have neglected this blog for a while. It i amazing how slow the internet in NZ can be! I did the canyon swing which was amazing. Sat on a chair and balanced on its back two legs until i over balanced and went flying over the edge. Very scarey! I couldnt see where I was going and I dont like leaning back on my chair at the best of times! Queenstown continued to rain for most of the time we were there, so much so that the lake it is based on almo...

Ok, i am sorry i have neglected this blog for a while. It i amazing how slow the internet in NZ can be! I did the canyon swing which was amazing. Sat on a chair and balanced on its back two legs until i over balanced and went flying over the edge. Very scarey! I couldnt see where I was going and I dont like leaning back on my chair at the best of times! Queenstown continued to rain for most of the time we were there, so much so that the lake it is based on almo...