Los días en Nueva Zelanda los tenemos ya contados así que con mucho pesar sacrificamos las preciosas playas blancas del norte y pasamos unos días en la Península de Coromandel: Tairua, Coromandel Town y Thames. Cathedral Cove puede que haya sido una de las playas más bonitas y espectaculares que hemos visto en todo el viaje, como un catálogo de ...

I've just written a huge long entry, which was then mysteriously erased. today is not my day. grrr. Thus this will now be short, although it was very long before. In summary of the last week, we have done lots of project work, including weeding, garden work, clearing the driveway, clearing trails and setting pest traps, and chopping firewood. Mo...

So I have finally arrived here at Tararu Valley Sanctuary and Conservation Trust, where I will be spending the next four months. There are nine of us here right now, including Jon (NZ), who runs the place, and Jen (UK), who started as a volunteer, and then never left, so has been Jon's assistant for the last year. Two volunteers, Sadie and Owens...

Today we decided to quickly drive through Tauranga CBD and head over to Mount Maunganui, for a walk around the headland. Today was a day when Yasmin insisted on riding in the backpack - Gavin's back wasn't happy - and Mckayla decided to play up in the stroller and tip herself over. But she didn't graze herself, instead creating for herself the d...

Yea theres nothing to do here cept sleep. From the second I entered to the second I left I wish that is all I had done. And the terrible italian restaurant we went to added to this feeling. The weather may have also had an effect. If you live in Thames and find what I have said offensive - move.

Well it´s my last night at home for a while. I´ve had such an awesome time here over the last few months- It´ll be sad to leave! ..but as some wise person once said ´A journey of a thousand miles begins with just one step´. So tomorrow is my first little step on the next journey! Luckily for me I´m travelling with the newly connubialed Christine...