Hello again I'm now in Sydney staying in a hotel for a couple of nights. The weather is drizzly here and the Sydney weather has been generally very damp and gloomy after the first couple of days at the beginning of the trip. I have met up with Geoff and Elaine yesterday and this morning which was great! Saw Peter and Jo (their son and daughter-in-law) last night and we all went for an amazing Thai meal..yum yum, However, the purpose of this blog is to tell you ...

I had a relaxing last few days in Nelson just cycling and walking and eating cake!! Unusually, when the plane took off we went the 'opposite' way to the norm which gave me one last chance to look over Rabbit Island, the Crab and the Richmond Ranges. It felt sad to leave but not like last year and I know it will always be there for us to revisit for visitors we are at the end of the day. It was a beautiful, calm day and the flight into Wellington was great as was...

Hello all! I am safely at Debbie (my sister) and Ailsa's home in the lovely Southern Highlands, an hour south of the city. I am, however, pretty tired and will find a time tomorrow to load a few photos with Debbie's help! So, just words today. The flight with Air Asia was brilliant and I would use them again any day. I slept quite well and it was smooth. The sunset I witnessed as we turned across the sea at Kuala Lumpur took my breath away. The clouds seemed to ...