Hellloooo. We're back at Hotel kehoe after a great little trip up north to the Bay of Islands. We went up on Thursday to a place on the Bay called Pahoi which was very pretty. Its where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed which is the thing gave Britain control of New Zealand. Anyway, we didnt go all the way there to soak up the culture and learn about the evolution of New Zealand, we went for some highly commercialised, touristy fun. And thats exactly what we got....

Hiya everybody, we're in New Zealand!!! We arrived on Saturday and the last few days have been amazing, and thats thanks entirely to the Kehoes! (for those that dont know, the Kehoes are family friends of Gems who emigrated to NZ a few months ago). Steve and Steph met us at the airport and after a mini guided tour of Auckland took us back to their house in Puhoi, what a name! Since that point me and Gem have been treated like royalty. We&#...