Ashlee Lodge

... We were lucky enough to get one black penguin and one blue (the real colour of the little penguin who inhabits Australia).  Ashlee took the blue cuddly penguin and quickly named him bluey - inventive i know! So we set off with little bluey and ...

... up, which consequently lead to us tipping over, completely submerged into the merky depths of the river Dart........the confusions of Ashlee's directions were clearly to blame, women drivers!' And now for the truth..... We do indeed head towards the ...

... the beer cup maze actually made it more entertaining.  Stupid Aussies! Oh and not to forget the other 'entertainment' - more for Ashlee than me and Mihir - although she nearly missed it when going to get some food.  We had a streaker!  ...

... I was most likely going to be the ONLY American on this whole trip. This was both exciting and weird at the same time... Ashlee and the European Union! I would say that Raglan is definitely one of my favorite places so far in NZ and I wouldn't mind ...

... enjoy great big burgers.  Well we both like our food and couldnt not try it for ourselves so we headed to FergBurger.  Ashlee went for the safe choice and had a lovely cheeseburger, whereas I did the usual 'eyes bigger than my belly' trick and ...

... We forget what we are there to do for a moment as we approach a gorgeous sunrise! The sea picks up a bit just making Ashlee want to get into the water even quicker! Then we get an announcement from the skipper, the winds have picked up very quickly ...

... we had heard great things about it. This involved an early morning start and catching a ferry across to the Island.  With Ashlee feeling under the weather she braved the journey which thankfully was a lot less rockier than the first day on the ...

... hostel (with a few exceptions, which I really hope do not show up!!!) and our flatmates have also invited some of their friends... Ashlee has just looked up a Mexican Bean Salad receipe and it's up to me to sort out the beverages!! Hmmmmm Tui's or ...