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are we Abel

05/12/05we headed to the Abel Tasman N.P. today. a bit of a long drive from nelson but we headed to golden bay 1st. after a couple of hours, we went on one of the walks to a place called lookout rock....

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HAVELOCK

06/12/05went to havelock, which is a tiny village between nelson and picton. took all of 5 mins to walk through the town. as we have been driving so much, we just did nothing and played chess in the...

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bite the bullet

07/12/05decided to bite the bullet and do a little drive through the queen charlotte track. stopped at a lookout 1st. then went to a place called mistletoe bay and had a nice lunch. also recorded our...

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picton

08/12/05drove to picton today. another tiny town, which is quite surprising considering its the gateway to wellington. had a nice coffee before checking into hostel.after lunch, we went on the cruise...

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off to wellington

09/12/05we boarded the ferry to wellington today. mush like a day trip to france actually. went down the same stretch of water from the day before and even saw the dolphins again.i couldnt believe how...

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te papa

10/12/051st we hit the Te Papa museam - which is dedicated to the country of NZ and its people. A few cool interactive exhibitions and a lot of floors to get through. I believe something like $130...

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a bit like rockhampton

11/12/05we stopped at Palmerston north, which reminded us a lot like rockhampton in OZ. There isnt a lot to do here, but apparently there are a lot of students that live here.we ended up spending some...

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blast from the art deco past

12/12/05well, we arrived in Napier today, and oh boy does it feel like we've gone back in time. Its quite a large town - or city (catherdral status), but it was flattened in the 1930's by an earthquake...

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chopped afro

13/12/05after a late brekkie, I headed into town to prune the afro. getting annoyed with it now and i've proved my point. 15 mins later and i'm half a stone lighter.we hot the beach area. shame it...

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rainey days

14/12/05the weather hot us pretty bad today. wanted to go to ocean beach and get a little sun but the rain came and fell once more.so we drove towards cape kidnappers and stopped for lunch. after that...

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Lake Taupo

15/12/05we leave our cozy little nest and free internet and head for Taupo. we planned to do a sky dive in the afternoon but it was to be determined by the weather.we turned up and decided which jumps...

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bl00dy weather

16/12/05the plan was to do our sky dive at 8.10am and then leave the rest of the day to do as we please....... but it wasnt to be that way. we tried 3 times to book it but the weather beat us each...

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rotten eggs

17/12/05we were leaving taupo today but hoped to get in a sky dive on the way out. Nope. torrential rain put pay to that. maybe more luck in roturua.this place really does smell of rotten eggs, as soon...

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white water rafting

18/12/05one thing the weather couldnt prevent us doing and thats white water rafting! we were picked up just before it began to pour again. about an hour later, we were all kitted up and learning the...

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more thermal activity

19/12/05moving into Turanga today for some nice coastal weather. the day started great. almost clear blue skies and it was pretty hot. after lunch we checked out the town and by the time we walked...

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the littlest hobo

20/12/05Like the littlest hobo, we just keep on moving. today its the turn of hamilton. some pretty rough rain on the way here almost certainly ruled out a skydive today. instead, we had a look round...

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the little things

So, after Millie scratched the hell out of my hand as a leaving present, we set off to heathrow airport. I have to say that i have never had such a hassle free journey to an airport. there was no...

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Back to the Future

"Marty", cried Doc, "dont forget you need to get to 88 mph".... that was going through my mind as the plane took off at exactly 188mph.......So, after an eternity of plane travel, we finally land in OZ...

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Zombie Land

Oh my god I NEED SLEEP. It is now Saturday night, and since Tuesday morning, I have had 8 hours sleep in total..... WHY ME! I am just walking around in a daze... We also havent stopped either, which is...

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Happy Australia Day

Well, it is now Tuesday morning. My sleeping pattern is still dodgy, but i am getting slightly more sleep each night. So, after my 4 hours sleep sat night, we headed off to Swann Valley for a wine...

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Snags on the Barbie!!

G'day. well, Australia day went down very well. We spent the day down at the foreshore, and got involved in all the activities. We even kayaked without using any oars....We also spent some of the time...

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trip to the moon

The trip to the Pinnacles was pretty amazing. we headed over in the afternoon, so that we could catch them at sunset. It was like being on the surface of the moon, with rocks taller than me! there were...

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life's a beach

Well, i'm sat here down by the beach in Shark bay writing my blog, and life couldnt be better. We have had a brilliant couple of days here in denham and monkey mia. the journey here was a bit arduous,...

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Good G-Reef

Well - I have to say, we have had both the best and worst days of the trip so far since the last blog.Carnavron has to be the most BORING place on the planet. There is absolutely nothing to do there,...

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1 day of luxurious exuberance!

I am now sat in the tiny airport at Exmouth, waiting to fly back to Perth. The trip up from coral bay was quite interesting. When boarding the coach, the driver mentioned that he had a traumatic...

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