Back in the big smoke... Had a fab tango lesson then dinner and a show.  Unfortunately there weren't enough men to go around (well there are 5 of us!) so we all made lovely couples.  Wearing heels for the first time in a long time made for some comedy Findlay (senior!!) wobbles whilst Pilson's desire to get it just right led to her and Glendora practicing even when they should have been listening to the next bit.... teachers are the worst for th...

Just had to squeeze in a quick entry about being here.... We flew up from Buenos Aires on Monday and were delighted when we arrived at the swanky Hostel-Inn. Good pool and even better cocktails! Went to the Argentinian side of the falls first: we started by going through the rainforest in a 4WD truck (Anna and I saw a monkey jump across the trees in front of us, although no-one believes us...) then arrived at the river; the boat was quite full but we all managed ...

Well, it took over 25 hours of solid travelling but I finally arrived in the last continent of the big adventure...Hola de Sud America! As that's about all I can say at the moment (ok I can translate most menus but ask me a question and I'm a jelly-like mess) so don't worry about me going off into Castellano.The journey in from Buenos Aires airport was another transport treat. Pilson and I had managed to draw breath long enough to get in a remis which...

Had a lovely few days catching up with old friends in Paraparaumu then headed up through the middle of the North Island. We set out to do the Tongariro Crossing on a trail that varies from easy-going walkways to scrambling up steep, rocky inclines. The colours are amazing though and it's the perfect setting for LOTR - Peter Jackson obviously knows his NZ stuff (Mount Doom, Marion!).We followed this up with a lazy day in Taupo. Never would have thoght I'd ...

Collected my clown shoes, woolen socks, mittens (no string to keep them attached to my waterproof though).... what am I about to do? Climb Franz Josef Glacier of course!! Had a fantastic sunny day walking comedy-stylie in crampons, squirming through crevasses, ice climbing with pick-axes etc. It was absolutely stunning - blue ice (all the oxygen has been squashed out fellow science geeks) and brilliant blue skies combined for some spectacular photos.Moved on to t...