Hellooo all you amazing peeps, it's been a while! 'Tis Em here. :)On Thursday 10th June, we were up at the crack of dawn to catch a 6am bus to complete the infamous Tangariro Crossing in Taupo.: also the location of 'Mount Doom' and much of the Lord of The Rings filming! We had a 45-min journey to 'base camp' led by Sarah, our sparky guide. Usually, the 18k walk through the valley and over various summits, is completed without guidance. However as the crossing ha...

Hi guys!! We're back, so here goes... :D We spent a good few days in Wellington with Gill, Simon and crew, enjoying our last visit with them whilst we're on this trip. On the Friday night we saw the film "Street Dance" with Sophie and Gill in 3D which was cool, and it was nice to have a night with the girls. (Sex and The City wasn't an option for us sadly, it wasn't quite appropriate for 11 year old Soph!) As Saturday was our last full day with the Br...

Bonjour, c'est moi Emily! :) Anna (Dad's cousin's wife) went up to Auckland for the weekend of the 28th-30th, so Stephanie & I were put on Lenny duty! I absolutely fell in love with the border collie, earning him the title of my official new Kiwi Best Friend! We spent much of the weekend exploring the nearby beach and woodland walks together, despite losing several layers of skin due to the incessant wind and rain. Don't tell Anna but Lenny and I even enjoye...

Hi all! Here we are again with our next update (sorry they're a little spaced out, we've been keeping ourselves very busy over here!). On Sunday we were back on the Kiwi bus from Te Anau to be taken to Milford Sound for our free boat cruise included in our passes. Manjee, another of our crazy Kiwi bus drivers, gave us a hilarious bus ride through an avalanche-ridden pass to reach the boat port; he had a song for every occasion: the Mission Impossible theme tune ...

Hi all! Here we are again with our next update (sorry they're a little spaced out, we've been keeping ourselves very busy over here!). On Sunday we were back on the Kiwi bus from Te Anau to be taken to Milford Sound for our free boat cruise included in our passes. Manjee, another of our crazy Kiwi bus drivers, gave us a hilarious bus ride through an avalanche-ridden pass to reach the boat port; he had a song for every occasion: the Mission Impossible theme tune ...