Hello! We have been very busy in New Zealand since we last wrote a blog. After relaxing at lake Wanaka we drove north-west to Fox Glacier. In this small but pretty tourist village we booked a glacier hike for the following day. Fox Glacier is the longest glacier in the south island. We were lucky, the weather was perfect and we spent almost 2 hours walking around on the ice with crampons. It was a really fun morning. From here we had a long drive to Kaikoura o...

Hello! We are sorry we have not updated for quite a while but we have been having an amazing time in spectacular New Zealand. On February 13th we flew from Sydney to Queenstown in New Zealand's south island. It was definitely the most scenic approach and landing in any country we have been to so far as (even more so than Nepal!) The pilot manouvered the plane around the stunning mountanous Queenstown region. Queenstown is a beautiful town situated on the pictu...

Hello! Tomorrow we are leaving for a New Zealand, but we have had an enjoyable time in Australia!! Well, for the most part anyway.... On our way to drop of the Campervan in Sydney we were hit by another car who drove into the back of us! The police had to come out and as a consequence we didnt get back to our hotel in Kings Cross until after 7pm. It also caused a lot of paper work, something we didnt want as it was Olivia's birthday the following day! On the 8t...

Hello! We have reached the end of our time with the campervan in Australia. We return the van tomorrow and have a few days in Sydney before we fly to New Zealand. The time has gone very quickly. After staying in the Glasshouse Mountains, we made our way to Brisbane where we camped overnight in the (expensive) suburb of Aspley. In the morning we once again had trouble starting the campervan which meant we had to visit a mechanic. This actually turned out...

Hello! We arrived in Rockhampton in beautiful weather but were soon to discover the wet season really did mean wet! For the last week it has poured with rain. Several roads have been closed because of landslides and we have had to pull over sometimes because visability on the roads has been nill! However, we have found some wonderful places and have been very much enjoying our time here. After staying a night in Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, we deci...