FELT THE JET-LAG A LITTLE THIS MORNING. missed the 07:00 dog walking session over the beach. Andy dropped me off at the Auckland Museum in the early afternoon. Did a couple of exhibitions, including a reinactment of a volcano eruption. Basically you walke into a room which is fitted like a typical sitting room. The TV turns on and 'breaking news' reports that the volcano in the harbour is about to errupt...the floor shakes, lights go off, and the sounds effects a...

Will arrived last night having taken a very bumpy flight from christchurch. Today we took a road trip for a couple of days up to Pahia, Bay of Islands. The drive was around 3-4hours, and the scenery was breath-taking. I shall up-load photos of our trip once we return...we are planning on it being none-stop action packed.

Today i left for NZ. I caught the bus from Kalos flat and made my way to the airport...which was a little nerving as at one point i thought i missed my stop. I sat next to some Kiwis on the flight and as we came into land the lady offered me her window seat, so i had a great view of Auckland harbour. Alison was there at the airport ready to meet me. We drive north to Coatsville, through a town called 'Epsom' which is where the Ross' live. As we pulled into the d...