Other than having a lot of fun in Wanaka we took our first little camping trip to Dunedin. We hit the road straight after work, passing through a few tiny (old school) towns on the way to the 'big city'. We drove into Dunedin and experienced our first lot of traffic in a long time. First impressions reminded us of Southampton.. but we soon arrived at a peaceful campsite right on the beach. After putting up the tent for the first time (with no domestics!) we wen...

Since the last blog I have got myself a job at a hotel yey!! Samuel is still loving his job and has come back having caught the sun a few times as the weather is getting nicer. We have been on a few little road trips around Wanaka... It's a beautiful drive wherever you go! We also did our first climb in the area... Mount Ion. It's the smallest mountain and I must admit I struggled a little which is a bit worrying!! Was a nice walk though and we got a beautiful v...

We haven't done a blog in a while so thought I'd update you all on our time in Wanaka... It has mostly been spent boarding/ job and house hunting so we haven't seen much of the area yet, but hopefully we will have a lot of time here to explore. Samuel has found the job of his dreams... Working in a vineyard. I think the fact that there are a lot of boys toys for him to play with helps! I am still looking for a job but I'm yet to hear back from a couple so finge...

We arrived to a rather cold Auckland on Sunday afternoon. Due to the cold weather conditions, first on our agenda was to get to the shops to buy some warm clothes! Luckily we were staying just off a road which I can only describe as being similar to Albert Road, with lots of cheap vintage shops. After a bit of shopping we decided it was time for a pub stop to celebrate the beginning of our next adventure :) We had been told about how good the fish and chips are ...