Well we have been in the North island for 3 weeks now and are currently at Lake Taupo.? Our first arrival in Wellington proved it's nick named correct as the windy city which sent temperatures down drastically.? It was like being back at home!? We managed to catch up with some friends we met on the Trans Siberian train journey which was great.? We discovered Wellington has probably got the best museum (Te Papa)?we have ever been to. After over 3 hours we ran ...

Well we are currently in Christchurch, approximately half way through our time in New Zealand. We have had about 8 weeks here and have toured most of the South Island. After a couple of weeks rest with Susan's brother in Christchurch we set off in a people carrier we had bought to travel the country. After a few days driving we stopped for a couple of days in the north. We ventured out on the Abel Tasmin National park waters with a few hours kayaking. This wa...

G'day from Oz,Well our 3 month stint in Australia is nearly over and it has been a pretty amazing experience. We started our adventure in Sydney and spent a while doing the usual sight-seeing activities with the real treat being the Bridgeclimb to the top of the Harbour bridge which took a lot of guts for both of us but proved to be more than sufficiently rewarding. After some serious planning we set up off the East coast stopping at numerous places, most of ...