It's hard to believe that our time in New Zealand is coming to an end. I have fallen in love with the simplicity of life here. It's not hard to love a place that is home to more sheep than people. The last time I wrote was from Queenstown. The day we left there we headed to the west coast of the south island. It is dense forests,mountains and glaciers on one side and the rocky stormy sea on the other. It was absolutely beautiful. We ended up spending a lot les...

Hello again. So today we leave Queenstown for the west coast of the South Island. We Yesterday we went sledging which is going down a river on something of a boogie board with handles. It was fun! The weather has been nice. It is very much like Colorado here. We are adjusting quite nicely to life on the road. We are cooking a lot in the camper to save money. Manuel and I each have our "chores". I cook, he cleans. He makes the bed at night, I put it away in the m...

Hello everyone! Thanks for the messages. I will just post on here since it is a lot less time consuming than writing everyone individually (the internet cafe prices add up when you're on a budget). We made it to Queenstown yesterday. It reminds me very much of Aspen, Colorado. It is known as the adventure capital of the world. There are lots of things to do like whitewater rafting, canyoning bungee jumping and sky-diving. I want to do something but haven't de...

We arrived via ferry into Picton yesterday. Picton is the port village in the south island. We expected to either rent a car or take a bus into Christchurch, our next destination. Apparently the 1,600 other people on board the ferry had the same idea. We weren't able to secure a car rental and there was only one seat on the bus available, so we decided to hitchhike. A couple picked us up after about 45 minutes taking us into Blenheim, appropriately nicknamed "hit...

Wow, Hey gang. Mel and Manny here on the run again. Basically have not stopped since the moment we arrived. In short, its been fun, crazy, rushed, and rainy. Have loved every second of it so far. Already have made some heavy scores and looking forward to more on the south island. Sorry so short but late (almost) for another bus. Sorry to hear about the mining accident. It made front page news here too! Love you all hope all is well. Mel and Manny ...