Alcamo Hotel - Hamilton

I wite this sitting in John and Mels house in sunny Hamilton!!!! (In joke). John md Mel are kindy putting us up for a few days as we recharge our batteries. Last time i wrote we were in Wellington on the north island of NZ since then we have travelled up and across to the east coast and now back to to the West Coast. As usual we have seen so many great thigs. We narrowaly ...

... remind me of the first big adventure of many to come.<br><br>I decided to google different quotes and proverbs in Thai, Cambodian and Vietnamese and saw the one up top "All cats are gray in the dark" and cracked up laughing!!!<br><br>If any of you have suggestions let me know!! For now though, I'll keep looking and counting down til we go...... Happy travels peeps! :)<br>

... Oirish girls - from Galway - are super nice. They've been best friends since they were whipper snappers and couldn't be more unalike each other. But they are great auld craic and Naomi, Lizzy and I and a couple of other share stories of present and passed. I know I'm getting on well with them when I tell them I like a-ha - so they've passed some sort of test. Great day all round. On my iPod Keep on Runnin'

... was amazing. Although the sea was full of jelly fishes so I didn't risk a swim incase I got bitten in the ass. Last night we had an amazing BBQ and then went to this thermal beach where you can dig a hole and sit in a pool of hot water -it was pretty amazing, didn't get in like some people though as it was a bit cold. Again, there are so ...

... I can make a better job of it this time. I've completed my first day at the University of Waikato; it was a real success. And what were the criteria that I've used to evaluate 'success'? 1. I found it - well, I cheated really, as I was given a lift; 2. I got back to my accommodation at the end of the day - no cheating there, that was a combination of a short walk to find the bus stop, a bus ride and getting off somewhere ...

... what I think are the best pictures but there are hundreds to pick from so I'm sure I'm missing things. Dad and Jared will just have to forgive me! Enjoy them, we saw some beautiful things on our trip. Thanks for coming out boys, I miss you annoying me on a daily basis! ;) Lots of love, xox K

... another form of that Something Bigger Than Myself and educating myself on other religions. So in the spirit of what pulled me into those temples, I decided to say "okay" when a girl from work invited me to her Church after I asked her where all the "cool kids" my age hung out. I have been in Churches all over Europe. I have been to Mont Serrat (a very religious mountain in Spain), Notre Dame, the Vatican, Lourdes. My trip in Europe was full of the Catholic Church and me ...

... to pick us up. After showing Sue and Paul some of our pictures from Oz and NZ we have another delicious meal before I call home and then talk with Sue for a while before going to bed. The next day we're up early and head down to Waitomo again. Sue has got us on a cave walk as she knows someone who works there. Sue comes with us and the walk through the cave is really cool as you get so close to the walls and the stalagtites and it's all lit up really nicely. The ...

... a mulleted bogan type who came up to Alex and asked if I was his wife. He then proceeded to chat to me about the song I'd put on the jukebox (Mr Big's To Be With You) and say it was 'an honour' to play me at pool. No one who has seen me play pool could possibly call it an honour. He was nice enough, although pretty odd. Friday I surfed again, this time in the morning. Lots of sunblock required. This time I hired a board ...

... by the falls, had a picnic and took some photos, then pushed on for the Raglan coast. We found a nice layby on a promontory overlooking a pretty stretch of coast, and decided to ignore the No Camping sign. Someone else was doing similar, a nice American couple called Joe and Anna, with their bright yellow van, Sunshine. "Hey, it's Chunk!" came the greeting from these fellow veterans of the Auckland Backpackers' Car Market. Not anymore she's not. Jacob set about preparing a meal as ...