Well we finally started our trip, although the volcanic ash cloud did try and stop us. The drive up to the airport was nail biting at times as we were unaware if our flight was on until we arrived at Heathrow! But we were on our way! After leaving the UK on Monday 17th May, 24 hours in the air, a quick stop at Singapore airport and then Melbourne, where we were greeted by Fellow Caravan Club Members Matthew Jones & Katherine Wheeler, we finally arrived in Auckland, New Zealand. After touching down safely on Kiwi soil, we got a ridiculously over priced taxi to go and pick up our 6 Berth Bus of a Campervan, which for any Gavin & Stacey fans we’ve aptly named BIG FAT SUE! Once we were all clued up on
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