The worst of the storm had passed so we were free to leave Greymouth and head to Westport where we were going to stay with our friend Jessie who was working at one of the mines there, and it's a good thing too because the tent was still saturated and we needed to get it dry, and as mentioned before a bed is always welcome. On the way to Westport we stopped off at the Pancake rocks which aren't really anything special just huge rocks coming out of the sea with lo...

Steve and I had finished work a few days before Christmas and spent the holiday period with everyone at the hostel for an orphans Christmas. Christmas dinner consisted of a huge buffet with spit roasted sheep and pig, beef, ham on the bone and loads of lovely side dishes. We had a good time playing basket ball and enjoying a few beers in the sun. New years eve was celebrated in the Woolshed with everyone and we all knocked back jaegar bombs when midnight came ar...

Ok so how many months have I been slacking off!! About 4 I think, so let's get updating you lot then!!! We've been staying in Christchurch which is where we unknowingly settled, the people at the hostel are nice we've made some great friends that weren't all b*****ing off in a few weeks. The majority of the time we've not done a lot really apart from looking for work which has been really hard. I managed to get a few temp jobs one was packing yummy cakes the ot...

As I mentioned before Rog was feeling poorly and as predicted because we've all been stuck in the same room Steve and I are now dosed up with poorly sickness too. People do seem to be taking a wide berth and the Asian folk here whip out their surgical masks at the mere hint of a cough, all on the presumption of SWINE FLU!!! I'm not sure how this is in England but it seems to dominate the news here I guess rightly so when people are dying, but these people had und...

Things still aren't looking that great on the job front, really really hope they get their licenses as it should make things so much easier. The job front from my side is a bit better but people aren't that interested in employing people on a year visa so it's all about explaining that I don't plan on b*****ing off with no notice and that Steve and I really want to settle down, which we do (we can stay up until May 2011 providing we are accepted for a 2nd visa) w...