Hi Everyone, Apologies for not having uploaded any photos for ages. It appears that SD card readers are alien technology here! So whilst we've been in Rarotonga we've done lots of chilling out! The weather is just lovely and the scenery... amazing! Last week I did the cross-island trek which basically involves hiking through jungle and forest up to a mountain known as the Needle and then through jungle for another 2 1/2 hours to get to the oposite side of the i...

Hi Everyone, As you can see, we're now in Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands. Just to recap what we've been upto in New Zealand: We rented a car (which had an exhaust that actually stayed on this time) and drove up to Arthur's Pass which is 2 hours out of Christchurch but a world away: we went hiking in snow-covered mountains up to a waterfall called Devil's Punchbowl. This was amazing!! BTW I also ate the best Sausage and Mash ever here! We also drove...