HELLLLLO - we are now in Aus land...Sydney to be precise. Didn't take long to fly here from NZ - only about 3 hours but had a bit of a mare when we got here - Hadn't booked any hostels so spent about 30 mins or so at the airport ringing round loads of places - eventually found a place centrally located which was ace except the fact that there are no bowls to eat out of. We're all having to eat cereal from mugs - so word of warning anyone wanting to st...

Wow what a morning...just been out whale watching. Saw a sperm whale after about an hour at sea. Saw it rise to the surface and then float while it re-oxygenated and had a poo then the most fantastic thing - watched it go under the water - huge tail waving goodbye to us. Nate tried to take some pictures but it was really choppy and he was lucky not to have gone over board!The great vision of the whale momentarily took my mind of my sea sickness...as it submerged ...

SO here in Christhuch - not much to do that would keep you occupied for more than a day or so. Got some bling Maori art from an Art Gallery stall at the market. Yesterday went to Oamaru to see the little Blue Penguins...they have a colony there are a special viewing gallery. SO just before dusk we wandered around their little colony and saw some of their nests and then watched them come back on shore after about 14 hours out at sea. They were soooo cute - they ar...

So today was another BLING day...just been on a Helihike through the Glaciers of NZ...went to Franz Joseph Glacier via a totally cool helicopter ride both up and down the glacier. We walked around the ice formations for about 2 hours ducking in and out of the wicked ice caves and trying not the fall into the freezing cold water when trying to stay on two feet that were attached to these crampon things...There were a few fashion fauz pars such as having to tuck my...

Queenstown at the moment...party/ski resort. But nate and I have avoided that scene and are just relaxing...well except for the "little" walk we took up to the gondolas to get a fab view of the place...Nate wanted to save cash so insisted we only purchase a one way ticket - yup downwards so we had to walk up...took about an hour to do it on a very steep incline...looking back it was good exercise although I didn't see it that way when every five mins Nate kept te...