Hello! I have been a busy girl since my last blog. We made it to Franz Josef where the weather was yucky. I didn't stop raining and we even had a power cut on our first night there so it was like being back in Fiji, having to get ready for bed by torch light! The next day was the day of our glacier walk. We had opted for the half day walk as we weren't sure what to expect. It rained almost the whole time but was still great to do! They had steps cut into the ice ...

Since the last blog- and I can't really remember where that finished- we have visited the capital of New Zealand, Wellington. I think it's a bit strange that this is the capital as everyone has heard of Auckland and Christchurch but not Wellington!! It's a nice place- very windy though! We did a visit to their museum where we did a time warp ride where you are taken 50 years in the future and see that bikes fly in the sky and stuff like that. It's basically all f...

Hello hello hello!!! We have been busy busy busy since my last blog!! While in Auckland we went up the Sky Tower, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere, where we went up to about 220m. Some people were being stupid and doing a Sky Jump and jumping off the tower which was fun to watch! We also took a ferry over to Devonport where we had a very nice lunch and walk around. We visited Auckland zoo which was very cool indeed where we alsmost got to feed gir...

Bula!! (Hello in Fijian!) I feel that there was so much stuff I missed out of my last Fiji entry, but now I have finally made it to a computer I have forgotten it all again! One main thing is Kava- the local traditional drink made from water and a root plant- and looks like brown, murky dirty water. You have to down it in one from a coconut cup, andit is supposed to calm you and they reckon it is good for the body as well. It tastes and smells awful, and I don't...