Kia Ora Wednesday 7th January 2009 I drew back the curtains this morning and the sun was blazing so much so that the handle to open the window was hot.This prompted us to think about taking things easy for the day.Mel had problems getting into the shower again and had to end up waiting until after breakfast when it seemed to quiten down a little. We cut inland this morning to the town of Hastings (19km away) and were not too sure what to expect,all we knew was...

Kia Ora Tuesday 6th January 2009 Mel had some trouble getting a shower this morning as it seemed everytime she tried,someone had beaten her to it,but it was funny watching her to and fro trying to get in!!! It was a short drive for the first stop on Mel's magical tours and the narrow road up to the summit of Bluff Hill caused one or two problems passing cars coming the other way but once at the top it was like dodgems in the car park as there was way too many ...

Haare Mai Saturday 3rd January 2009 Well the day we were dreading had arrived and we had everything packed ready to move out of the cottage for a week,this meant a return to the backpacker lifestyle and the prospect of this didn't excite either of us!!! Oaklands was a typical backpacker place in the leafy suburb of Mt Eden,but fairly typical as these places go,fairly plain and dimly lit,but the biggest surprise was our room which was on a slant so when you ent...

Happy New Year everyone,hope 2009 will be a cracker for all of you. Thursday 1st January 2009 Can I just start by saying that if someone had said to us we would be living on the other side of the planet by Xmas I would have laughed at them,but here we are and enjoying it immensely,so here is to 2009 and all the opportunities it will offer. I had to write a little bit of something because the day was a total write off and after chatting with my Mum and Dad we ...

Haare Mai Monday 29th December 2008 (The day everything seemed to happen) I drove Mel over to Point Chevalier for her second meeting about the job she had gone for last week,and while she was there I took care of boring jobs like visiting the bank and posting mail before dealing with a few overdue emails.The time flew by and 90 minutes later I was crossing the harbour bridge again to go and collect Mel.She was waiting in McDonalds drinking a coffee but was full...