AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHH I skydived yesterday!!!!!!! (and nearly died - i think, but i am ok and all intact!) What a buzz, skydiving 12'000ft over lake Taupo on a gorgeous day it was AMAZING! Even more of a buzz when after 45 seconds of freefalling you drop to 5'000ft and your parachute doesn't open! Instead it drops to the ground and you get hurled back up into the air spinning then freefalling again and eventually the emergency chute opens and your saved...

Hello again, We left Kiakoura and have headed up to the top of the South Island to a city called Nelson. Once again it was raining when we arrived here but luckily the next day was gorgeous so naturally we headed to the local beach which was lovely, except for the seagulls who managed to toilet on me 4 times all within 40 minutes!! Now I know what you'll all be thinking 'oh apparently thats lucky' ...well if you ask me its actually really bloody unlucky and ...

Hello again, I'm sure you'll all be smug to hear that we've had our first day of rain, it poured down! Luckliy it was as we were driving so we managed to escape most of it. We left queenstown earlier in the week which was sad as we loved the place so much but we needed to move on, which we did.... but we went the wrong way, oops, after an hour of driving on a dusty track complete with free roaming sheep, cows, deers, water fords and only passing one oth...

Hi people, We arrived in Queenstown yesterday, this place is incredible definetely the best place yet. This morning me and Gill went up the mountain side on the city gondola and went 'luge' riding - it was the most fun i have had in ages.... basically its like bobsleighing on wheels (minus the snow of course!) down a track over jumps, through tunnels and generally losing all control!!! Bradley I can not explain how much you would love it! After 2 laps on t...

Hi Everyone! We have eventually arrived in sunny New Zealand after what seemed like an endless transfer of tubes, trains, planes and taxi's, but its well worth it. Soon after arriving at the airport, and after great anticipation, we went to pick up our campervan which was to be our home for the next month... we were not disappointed. Artistically painted red, green and blue and about 100 years old with a top speed of approximately 50mph we are delighted...