Hi guys - I'm impressed with your adventurous spirit, when in Rome do as the Romans do, and Kiwi's are definitely an adventurous bunch. Hope you manage to do one of the many tramps on the island, it is such an amazing experience walking all day with the fantails flitting past, the wind in the trees and no other humans around. I think the Humpridge track is one of the top 5, with the Heaphey, Mueller hut, welcome flat and stewart island.

Hi Everyone,

It's great to read all your new messages. We both had fantastic birthdays & survived the 12,000 ft free fall. We're now on the South Island & have just spent 4 days in Abel Tasman, 2 of them were on a sea kayaking trip & we even managed to put up our first tent together on the beach without it falling down during the night....

Sorry we haven't uploaded more photos, we're just having to much fun in the sun! The next rainy day we get we'll be indoors and will upload our pics for you all to have a look at.

Take care everyone
Lots of love
Maria & Gary
xx

Hi Maria and Gary, HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY MARIA - your catching up now!!! Hope you celebrated in style. Looks like your both having a fab time and all the hard work was worth it. Hope you had a great xmas and Happy New Yeasr to you Both!!! Keep putting the photo's - on Bradley loves the Crocodiles!

Hi guys - haven't heard form you since yuo arrived in NZ - I want to know what you've been up to and what you think of my old home!! Is the weather being kind to you? A friend from Uni has now decided to go there when she graduates...and Olly's mum goes out in Feb for a month......its contagious everyones heading out there!

You both look like you are having the best time, there is a sparkle in your eyes and your smiles are beaming. It looks so lovely the places you had been and I bet you have more to come. Have fun.

xx

Hi Gary & Maria. Your pics look amazing, brings back fond memories! Hope your xmas and new years was fab! I'm fine, got back from edinburgh today, 20 of us went up to my flatmate's parents house 40 miles outside edinburgh. They live in a massive house next to the mountains and overlooking a loch! We spent yesterday in the pub with a band playing bagpipes!!! Keep on having a fantastic time. Lots of love nic xxxxxx

Hey - Nice to see the photo's, keep 'em coming. Olly goes to the Carib on 4th Jan, another one leaving for the sun.....while I'm home alone, revising for exams!

G'day everyone.
We've just uploaded our photos of Australia which we hope you all enjoy, let us know what you think.
We had a fantastic Xmas. Hope you all had a good one. We hope you all have a fab New Years Eve party, have a drink for us
Love
Gary & Maria
x

Hi Gary & Maria - its Boxing day and we would all like to wish you a happy Xmas and New Year. Grandad,Rob & Annette + girls and Martin, and our Martin are here this afternoon and we are all thinking of you.

Grandad was very pleased to hear from you and he has asked me to tell you he got your message all right on the answerphone.

I'll try to get some photos to you if Matthew will download them for you and I'll send them on.

Hi Debs, Pete and Annette,

Thanks for your messages. We will be updating the site soon with photos but need to find an internet cafe which allows us to do this.
Its great to hear from you you both and look forward to receiving new messages.

Hi guys

Nice to hear from you - I've been thinking about you so much since you left, we wondered what you'd think of Sydney - its just another big city really but the people say g'day mate rather than hello, and drink fosters rather than bitter! Did you know that Kola's are so sleepy because Eucaliptus leaves are a mild drug so they are out of it most of the time?

Hope you like the east coast, Brisbane is just another city, but there are lots of cool places along the way up. Sailing round the whitsunday islands is good, Fraser island is a cool trip, and of course the barrier reef is a must. I hated Cairns when I first arrived, but loved it after 3 weeks, if you can get further up than Cairns its well worth the effort but expensive. I made it up to thursday Island by boat, which was really interesting & not many people ever get there.

Hope you meet lots of interesting people along the way, I'm sure you will
Take care, we're thinking of you
D & O
XX

Hey Gaz & Maz hope you are both fine & dandy and the jet lag not too bad!!!
Well nice and freezing here!!!! we have all got colds!!!
Trying to get the old Xmas shopping sorted out the shops are a nightmare!!!
anyway best go for now as got Luke on my knee and he keeps pressing all the keys.
Take care and we will write soonxxxxxxx

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