On finally reaching Mr V's home on Valentines day, we went for a swim at the nearby cove. Unfortunately for Mr P, the water below a rope swing over the sea was much much shallower than he expected and so hurt his back and sprained his ankle.In a fair bit of discomfort, he went to try out the local medical services...fortunately it was diagnosed and a muscular strain to to back rather than something serious to the spine itself plus a sprained ankle. However, h...

We have arrived in New Zealand after a good 14 hour flight from Los Angeles. We left on 11th February and didn't arrive until the 13th...having crossed the International date line...the 12th of February only lasted about 20 minutes. This amused Matthew. We arrived early in the morning and picked up the rental car before driving north towards Whangarei. In the end, we stayed the night in Wareawei (pronounced "Where Are We") and rented a two bedroom...