We had a total chilled out morning, and a long lie. I feel like a human again :) we spent the morning swapping our Africa photos and looking through them which brought back some fantastic memories. I also managed to publish all my blog from New Zealand and change my flight up to Ho Chi Minh so I arrive on the same day as my tour starts which will be much better. I still have a few things to do before Asia, like book my Singapore accommodation and finalise my V...

I wasn't shocked that I kept waking up last night, it is always the same when you have to get up early for a flight and you are scared you sleep in. My alarm went off at 3.45am as I had booked the airport shuttle for 4.15am which picked me up right outside the halls. Today was going to be a long day, my first flight was at 6.15am from Christchurch to Melbourne, which was roughly a 4 hour flight. Followed by a 6 hour wait in Melbourne before my Tiger Airlines f...

Well this morning I was flying from Invercargill up to Christchurch with Air Zealand. Robyn was insistent that she would come to the airport with us to say goodbye so she picked Margaret and I up at 9am to head out to the airport. It was a 30minute check in, which was brilliant so by the time I dropped my bag and took some photos, we were boarding the flight. It was just like the small planes that go up to Shetland. Both Robyn and Margaret were crying when ...

Today was our road trip with Hamish, Lisa and Robyn. Everyone met at Margaret's at 9.30am and packed the picnic into Hamish's boot before the 5 of us headed off. The weather wasn't as near as nice as yesterdays which was a shame, it was overcast and much cooler. We headed to the coast, passing the Henderson family farm on the way. We stopped at a beach at Fortrose for morning coffee from the flask along with some home baking :) It was a 2 hour drive in tota...

Well today has been affa fine. Margaret was looking pretty tired yesterday, so I made it clear that I was happy to have a day at home and spend time relaxing. I had my blog to catch up on and I wanted to mend a few of my clothes.. Yes I actually got the needle and thread out and took up a hem etc. After breakfast Mum phoned to talk about their trip to New Zealand, I had tried to find information on bus tours from the travel agents here but they weren't up to...