San Diego was a quick drive, a few hours down interstate 10, along the west coast and into the city. We had our first taste of a Motel 6, which we would end up using all over the country,The day we arrived we spent in the motel pool and sussing out our new environment. The evening was spent in a restaurant, where out attempt to order a glass of water turned into a 5 minute confused discussion.It was only when I stepped in and said, 'you know, like the ocean.... W...

It is a weird experience...When you take two connecting flights to get you from Auckland to LA, and you travel for 16hours, just to arrive at the same time as you left....Jet lag is never fun. But when you have a cheap motel room and even cheaper American liquor, all is forgotten.We arrived at LAX, greeted by cousin Rob, who had taken 4flights and 2 days to get from Scotland to L.A, or 'The Angels,'in a real language.We went directly to Hertz to pick up our Ford...

Arriving in Wellington was like arriving in a different country! Big sky scrapers, traffic, people!!! It was cold, but much warmer than the South; we didn't have to wear gloves to bed. The North Island isn't a patch on the South Island visually, but far more liveable. It actually reminded me of the UK in parts, very green and wet. 10 days in and still no plan, 'winging it' seemed to be working for us, so we continued as we had before, heading up. We went sw...

This blog maybe a little rusty as I'm writing it 7 weeks after the actual event, never the less I'll do my best. Memories of the South Island….. Well firstly it was freezing (So cold in fact one night Nics iphone and the campervan taps froze over). Secondly there are more sheep than people. Thirdly and probably most importantly, it was beautiful. Stunning. The Lord of The Rings without that dickhead, Elijah Bloom. (Nic wrote this part I happen to love Lego...

Sydney was our final stop in Australia. It seemed crazy that we had reached that part of the trip already and that we were at the airport, AGAIN. We worked out (whilst on a plane) that we would have been on 27 aeroplanes over the duration of our trip, and had been on 5 in the last 7 days alone! My ears pop daily. However we were excited for Sydney, our friend Sharon (a teacher from Woodcote) had moved there in September and was meeting us from the airport. We...