:( We are all done our travels and getting sad. We will be arriving in Toronto on Wed. March 14 early in the morning 6:15am. We are thinking of staying in Toronto for the day and will be heading to Kingston on Thursday morning (so Jenn and Randy you can expect us then, I hope that is ok). See everyone soon. [View Full Entry]

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So, Keith did it! He was able to go scuba diving in the great barrier reef. I snorkelled beside him. It was a hot, clear, sunny day and it was easy to get sun burnt. We couldn't have asked for better weather. Both, Keith and I held and touched some of the crazy creatures living there (don't worry we were allowed). They turned the Great Barrier Reef into a National Park in 1979 I believe and they have some strict rules about not touching the coral. By the way it is incredibly hot here and I am scared of the weather [View Full Entry]

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Back to more hiking!!! We spent a full 3 days in Sydney. We did so much in Sydney it just flew past. On our last day there we went to Bondi Beach and checking out the surfers (well I checked them out at least). We also went to Sydeny Olympic Park where we visiting the Aquatic Centre (amazing) and well no wonder Australians do so well in the Olympics. Anyway, late that evening we picked up the rental car and drove to the Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. We are staying at a nice YHA here in Katoomba for two nights. [View Full Entry]

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Not the best experience. We quickly upgraded to a much better hostel. Sydney Central YHA. Today we went to the Tongara Zoo, saw a variety of Australian Wildlife. Last night we went to the Aquarium. Tonight we are doing an evening cruise around the Sydney Harbour. Trying to pack in as much as we can here in Sydney in only 3 short days. We are off to the Blue Mountains tomorrow and really looking forward to that! Running out of time, bye! [View Full Entry]

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Got in late last night (8:30pm) and we were a little worried that we wouldn't be able to find a place to stay. It was Mardi Gras here last night and everything was fully booked. Gotta go! [View Full Entry]

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We got our new passports! So everyone can give a sigh of relief about that. We have them in our hot little hands and hanging on to them for dear life. [View Full Entry]

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Only 2 more days in New Zealand :( There is about a 90 % chance that our passports should be at a post office in Christ Church when we get there tomorrow, which means we should be able to fly to Australia on the 3rd of March. We made it up to Kaikoura a couple of days ago, leaving from Dunedin and stopping in Christ Church along the way. You know how hard it is to wake Julie up, haha, so I ended up driving for about 3 hours (she says less), while she slept in the back of the campervan. [View Full Entry]

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Happy Birthday Karen! and very Happy Belated Birthday to Yvonne and DAD! Love you all and sometimes think about you on my travels :) [View Full Entry]

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This was definitely the highlight of my trip so far. In Queenstown, Keith and I went to the top of the Skyline Gondola where I did a tandem paraglide with pilot Dan. I wanted to do at least one sky thing and this was absolutely amazing. I have some great pictures and a couple of videos of me actually controlling the paraglider. Best way to view Queenstown that is for sure. We also did a luge track at the top of the gondola where Keith and I raced down (he won). We had a beautiful, clear day to be in Queenstown. [View Full Entry]

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I wrote an entry earlier, but it accidently got deleted before I could publish it, then of course my internet time was used up :( very frustrating. Anyway, we went to Franze Josef Glacier where apparently the lighting of the beacons in lord of the rings was films. It was huge and it was a nice day walk to go view it. We considered spending $150 dollars each to walk up the glacier with a tour, but we have been doing so much hiking, we felt we needed a day off. Plus, it was expensive! We got some great pictures. Our [View Full Entry]

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