Sydney & Melbourne, New South Wales

Aug 22, 2012

G'day mate(s)! Here we are in (not-so-sunny) Australia! After landing in strong wind (scary for me, even worse for Craig who was scared of flying up until 2 months ago) we arrived at our accommodation. It's a small hotel in Kings Cross, the back-packer-type area in Sydney and the desk was manned by a snooty French guy, but the room was lovely and we even had our own fridge and microwave! We were settled in by early afternoon so we headed straight out to explo...

Coromandel, New Zealand

Aug 8, 2012

Here's the last instalment of our New Zealand blog, for we are heading over to Oz in a couple of days. And every day we have spent here has been amazing: the people are great, the scenery is magnificent, and you can't beat having the freedom of a camper van to take you anywhere you please! The day after our sail across Lake Taupo, we woke up to another chilly morning and popped over to Huka Falls on our way out of Taupo. We weren't quite sure what to expect but ...

Taupo, New Zealand

Aug 4, 2012

Here's the second of today's updates now we have easy Internet access... We arrived in New Zealand at 8pm on the 2nd August, and it was cold and rainy - a reminder of home! In case you're not sure, New Zealand and Aus are über strict when it comes to customs and they work hard to protect the agriculture of their countries. You have to fill in a small card upon arrival stating that you don't carry any wood, plant material, insects etc so that there is no risk of...

Avarua, Cook Islands

Aug 1, 2012

We are back in civilisation! We will wrap up the last few days in Rarotonga in the first of two instalments this evening... For those that are interested, The Dark Knight Rises was pretty good! Christian Bale is always on the money and Anne Hathaway in a catsuit can only be a good thing... The cinema was small but did the job. It was air conditioned and comfortable and right in the centre of town. At one point a little mouse made a dash right across the front of...

Avarua, Cook Islands

Jul 28, 2012

Day 4 *spidey update* As we were collecting bicycles for today's activity, the owner of the hostel informed us that our shower would be cleaned today. Maybe the cleaner can tackle Sven from INSIDE his hideaway! Today we had planned to cycle around the perimeter of the island. 32km (20 miles) - a breeze, right? Wrong. We went to choose our weapons (cycles) and Craig had a choice of one (the only one big enough for his long legs) and I had a choice of one wit...