Today we fly out of Auckland and leave New Zealand. We are looking forward to getting home to see the kids and the journey does not phase us as we are experienced travellers. We suddenly realise the truth of what our helicoptor pilot told us- we are being treated as battery hens. We are supposed to go to sleep when the lights go down and wake up as they put them on again to feed us. Me and Steve are rebelling and staying awake. It took 3 days to get to New Zeal...

Its our last day today so we go ape. Its called high tree top adventures here which sounds tame until you have a go. I don't know what it is about me- I train for 14 weeks for a half marathon which I decide not to run as its 5 days before our long haul flight out here and then the day before we return we go climbing trees, throwing ourselves off high platforms and struggling around a very strenuous course with children frquently catching us up. The harness cha...

What a lovely bizarre day! It began with christmas shopping and purchasing sun block and ended chasing sausages around the apartment- naked!! Should I continue? We are buying family kiwi related presents for xmas which is a little fun but sometimes difficult to source. We are doing ok so far but some might get more continental type pressies- something to look forward to. After the obligatory stuffing ourselves senseless with gluten free produce (we find it- w...

Today is haaary pottttter dayTickets booked, just filling the day with gluten free cake and hired bikes. Orewa is flat and the cakes are wicked. Will fill in about the film later. Today after a well deserved slow start we hired bikes. They were not the sleek, sporty, brilliant bikes we hired in croatia- in fact they looked stolen. We had to wear safety helmets which was cool as my sun hat would have blown off in the wind and Steve's was perfectly co ordinated...

New Harry Potter, 5 mins till the prog starts. I am looking forward to Kiwi adverts, Earlier today we noticed a sign outside a shop on the main street, it was hand written stating reduced prices. At the bottom they wrote " no s*** " Their direct approach is priceless. The film is done( surprisingly, no adverts ). It's all I expected. Decided to start a new fan club on the lines of the wolves/vampires debate for us males. Do we support Ron in his absolute...