http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Denise n Jane/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Denise n Jane en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:33:19 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:33:19 UTC Greetings from sunny New Zealand yes okay so it's raining again but it has been sunny most of the time honestBack on the North Island to spend a couple of days with Mike and Paula before moving on to Australia. We would highly recommend the BB of Mike and Paula washing done for you meals cooked copious amounts of wine or currently bellini's and a chauffer driven service.... definitley 4 http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Auckland/blog-234201.html Hi guys Hope you all had a great Christmas and thanks for drinking my allowance Heather H Where do we start So far NZ has been adventure adventure adventure Okay taking it in order we got back from the beautiful Bay of Islands to sunny Auckland and got taken out on a boat belonging to Quentin a friend of Mike's around Auckland Harbour. I then drove the boat heading straight for Auckland Ha http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Haast-Pass/blog-231388.html Hello possums Oops sorry wrong country but we have seen possums so it kind of counts.Right for the first time we have unlimited access to a computer so we are going to backtrack a bit in fact we are going back to the States for a brief visit. Highlights for us Salem went there intending to spend a couple of hours and move on but then decided to stay for the night so booked into a little house http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/New-Zealand/North-Island/Auckland/blog-229221.html Denise has been behaving badly again you will all be pleased to hear apparently it was a fat American called Dave round 2 tonight Sure it had something to do with the cocktails. Kim and I stayed stone cold sober of courseAfter the flight over the Grand Canyon we drove up there for a closer look and to use an American expression it was AWESOME For anybody who has never done it you really must http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Arizona/Lake-Havasu-City/blog-226183.html MikeIn answer to your email about rafting we're good with both options but you might want to check with them if it's ok for Denise to do the Level 5 as she can't swimLooking forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks.Take care LoveJane Denise and Francis xxx http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-224915.html For a change this is Kimley's blog Well on arrival found that we had no convertible car long and short of it Dense and Jane could only fit one suitcase in the boot which would have meant me clinging on to the boot lid with one hand and two more cases with the other Vegas.... well it's lively The casino's are as you would expect.. very casinoey Last night we had some awesome cocktails a http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Nevada/Las-Vegas/blog-224910.html Cape Cod Day 10 11For all of you wondering who Francis is...... he's a close personal friend who has travelled with us before and refused to be left at home when the opportunity arose to travel the globe. Unfortunately he's a bit of a girl and any time he's photographed he tends to be very red We have captured him on film a couple of times and once we reach a hotel with anything like mode http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Cape-Cod/blog-224243.html Dear all Sorry this has been a long time coming We've kinda been away from civilisation for a while....Anyhoo so far so good New York was nuts completley crazy but lots of fun An MM shop with four floors...only in America Thanksgiving parade was pretty cool and was a beautiful warm day to watch too. Couldn't go up the Empire State building though because there was no visibilty... doh Th http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/New-Hampshire/blog-223572.html This is a preholiday warmup blog entry just testing the watersIt's the final weekend before we leave for New York City on Tuesday morning..... we're both in headless chicken mode but things are starting to come together at last The forecast looks ok for our first couple of days in the US but then it said we may get sprinkles on Thursday which looked like showers to me but then i real http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Hampshire/Portsmouth/blog-220358.html