Birthdays
Di Sathairne, 26 Am Màrt 2005
We got back from the trip to Rotorua yesterday. Rotorua was amazing, with all the thermal areas, boiling mud pools and geysers. It is also a very Maori area and the culture was very evident there. A trip to the Bay of Plenty was stunning, as you could see volcanoes and miles and miles of empty, sandy beaches on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. Paddling in the Pacific was a major highlight for us.
We travelled back via the art-deco city of Napier and, on reaching Masteron, had a BBQ for Fiona, my sister-in-law, for her 40th birthday. It will …
Stressed Out
Di Sathairne, 19 Am Màrt 2005
South Island was amazing. The weather was great - very hot sometimes - and the scenery was awesome. The area around Mount Cook was stunning and Queenstown was spectacular. There were many people taking part in all the extreme sports there, such as bungy jumping and paragliding.
The end of the trip was a bit stressful, though, as flights to Wellington were cancelled and we had to fly to Palmerston North. The problem was that no-one had any accommodation nor hire cars, so we had to take the bus supplied to Wellington, where we hoped to have better luck. It was, …
Fantastic!
Di Ardaoin, 10 Am Màrt 2005
Well, we are here in New Zealand and I can’t quite believe it. The flights were long, obviously, but we didn’t suffer too much jet lag. We got here on Monday afternoon NZ time (around 1am Monday morning UK time) and we were tired but not shattered. We went to bed at around 9pm and went out like lights being switched off. We slept until 8am and that was us pretty much adjusted to the time zone. I had a little tiredness in the middle of the day on Tuesday, and I was very ill with a fever of 39 …
It’s Time!!
Di hAoine, 4 Am Màrt 2005
Well, it’s the night before the greatest trip of our lives. We will set off tomorrow for New Zealand. We are going to see a wonderful land on the other side of the World. I am a little apprehensive about the journey, but excited about the prospect of being on the othe side of the World. We need to get away for a while, and we will be away for a month, which I am really looking forward to.
I will therefore not be posting for a while, but I will try and post the odd entry if I can …