Hello all Have been very busy since the last update. After leaving Queenstown we headed south for Milford sound. Absolutely stunning fjiord on which we took a really nice two hour boat ride. We then visted the fox and franz josef glaciers which we absolutely amazing. We went right up to the terminal ice face. We then spent a couple of days chillin on the beach on at Marahau before heading to Kaikoura to check out the seals. We crossed over to the north is...

F*** f*** f*** They say Queenstown is the adventure capital of the world and they aint wrong. We are NZ$1800 lighter as a result of two days of activites but is has totally been worth it. We started off relatively mildly with a jetboat through the shotover canyon including many 360 degree spins which was great fun. This was followed in the afternoon by two goes each on the canyon swing (the worlds highest). This basically involved jumping off a platform into ...

Hello all. Currently in Christchurch and it is suprisingly like England - possibly somewhere like Cambridge. The weather had been nice since we have arrived which is unusual as apparently this is their worst summer on record. Since arriving we have visited the museum and art gallery as well as the Botanic gardens and strolled along the Avon river. We have hired a car and bought a tent and leave Christchurch tomorrow to explore the south island. We are headed...

Hi folks Thought i would give you an update on what has been going on in Oz. Xmas was ok. We spent the day on Cronulla beach in south sydney eating cold pizza and the weather was terrible. Never mind! We have been up to Newcastle to visit a friend Rob that we met in Nepal. We had dinner at his parents house which was really nice. Thank you Mr and Mrs Collins for that. We have also met up with Si and Helena (from Laos) and Andy and Paula (from Hong Kong) a...

Hey!! We have finally made it to the other side of the world. Just arrived and settling into our new home for the time we are here. It is a really nice one bedroom appartment in a suburb called Rozelle courtesy of Robs mate Percy and his lovely girlfriend. There is a cooker and washing machine and everything. I am so excited!!! I feel like running to the supermarket right now to buy red wine and blue cheese! I have just had beans on toast (crazy what you mis...