Hi all! I know it's been a while, but we've been so busy working! So, here's the update. We came to a place called the Bay of Plenty... which is north in the North island... for a couple reasons: 1) it's warmer 2) it's known for Kiwi picking work and we thought it easier to find a job 3) it's warmer So, we arrived to Mt. Maunganui... which is just outside of Tauranga, got here and stayed at a campsite for a while which was really nice, but then we realized, it's not warmer here. In light of me finding a [View Full Entry]

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Well! After Wellington, Pam, Gary and I decided to head a little north to a place called Paraparaumu... Some call it just that (as you see), some call it Parapram, some call it just Pram. In any case, it was a VERY interesting little place. The hostel we stayed at was full of VERY colorful people who were really outgoing and friendly. The owners gave us a really good deal on a double so, after sleeping in windy wellington in our van for so long, we treated ourselves to a few nights there. They call it "hotel california" because no one [View Full Entry]

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Hi all! So, we finally left the south island only to arrive to sweet, but windy, wellington. It's a wonderful city and we've been here for 1.5 weeks lookin' for work (hard to find), but still enjoying ourselves. We were able to see Grada last week (yay!) and are also gettin' to some Irish music... awesome. Pam is here and it's just a really nice place. Enjoy the pics and talk soon :) smiles! Jess [View Full Entry]

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I know it's been forever since I've put a blog up! A month to be exact, but we've been super busy and it's been difficult to find time for computers :) Here are the panoramics for this blog :) Panoramic 1 Panoramic 2 Panoramic 3 Panoramic 4 [url=http://img91.images [View Full Entry]

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Hey all! So, we took a trip farther down south. We stayed in beautiful Wanaka for a couple days and then moved to busy Queenstown. one panoramic for ya... We managed there for a few days and then moved on... BUT... while we were there, we jumped out of a plane! yay! Skydiving was, singlehandedly, the scariest moment of my life.. powerless. As Gary put it... why would I jump out of a perfectly good place, at 12,000 feet, while strapped to a man who decided it was a good idea if HE wore the parachute? Yeah. [View Full Entry]

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THERE ARE 2 VIDEOS IN THIS BLOG! ENJOY! After Nelson we decided to head up towards Abel Tasman National Park... We went to Montueka and spent a cool weekend there... met a couple of really nice people (and a couple not so really nice) at the hostel where we just parked the van and slept in it... We prepared our stuff and decided to head into the park for a 5 day treck. Oooooo it was cool... 2 days of kayaking, 3 days of hiking... brilliant. It was REALLY hard by the end of the last day so, instead of hiking [View Full Entry]

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Ah ... nice area... sweet little mountain towns. Again two panoramics for you to see Gary's of Lake Matheson Jess's of Fox Glacier We climbed the glacier and walked a sweet little track to get some cool pictures. The color of the water was beautiful and we had a blast :) enjoy! smiles, Jess [View Full Entry]

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First, the panoramic viewer on this blog doesn't work well and Gary and I were experimenting with these shots! So, check out these links as they are uploaded elsewhere!!! Smiles. Gary's Panoramic of the Mt. Fyffe Summit Jess's Panoramic #1 Jess's Panoramic #2 Jess's Panoramic #3 Ah so long since an entry! I [View Full Entry]

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HI ALL! Been a scarce thing this internet... it's a bit nice actually! But, managed to get al these photos up for ya. We left Christchurch last week (actually, we have totally lost track of days and dates, but we think it was Thursday) and headed to Lil & Steven's in Sumner (a short way out of Christchurch). We had a lovely dinner and stayed the night in their cozy place overlooking Sumner beach. Had a nice walk up the hill in the morning and were able to photograph some flowers and cacti! yay. We headed towards Hanmer Springs (inland) and, [View Full Entry]

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We arrived to Christchurch late last Friday and it was pouring... sweet man was driving the shuttle that brought us to the hostel/jail... ha. Got there and was exhausted. The next couple days we spent recovering from our sunburns (yay for aloe) and shopping for a van and contents... we found an awesome Toyota and bought it... her... Sally! Sunday we went to a street festival in Lyttleton (nearby) and that was great. We met Lil and Steven (friends of Elaine and Cora's) and had a few pints with them in the sun... listened to some great music and then, because [View Full Entry]

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