ash and wend

Dear all, When I last wrote we were headed to Seattle and we got there fine. We had two nights at an airport hotel. As it turned out we just crashed for two days. We slept loads, watched TV and did our laundry etc. We also found a Denny's where Ash had a very huge breakfast which made him very happy. We could have caught the train into Seattle city but in the end it just didn't happen, after two weeks of touring Alaska I think we just needed to chill. So then we jumped on another plane and headed to Vegas. We arrived on Saturday evening and Vegas was busy! I think it's a very crazy city and it was a huge shock after being in the Alaskan Wilderness for so long! We checked in ... read more

Dear everyone, Skagway. A very interesting little Alaskan port. We docked early in the morning and went off on our bus to the dog sledding camp. We started with a unimog ride up the steep mountain to where the dogs were. They got really excited as soon as they saw us as they knew that soon they would be running which is what they are bred to do. They pulled us on a summer sled as there wasn't much snow in Skagway. It was amazing!! After our ride we had time to fuss all of the dogs and get licked by them. Then we went to the camp for a talk by a musher, someone who has her own team of dogs and enters races. Then it was the bit that I was very excited about....puppy ... read more

Dear all, Wow what a busy few days! When I last wrote we were getting ready to meet Ash's friend Peach. We met him on Oxford street and went to see his friend in a hardcore gig. This was also someone that Ash knew, so there we were in Sydney with three people in the room from around Canterbury UK! So my first ever hardcore gig. For those of you that have never had the pleasure I shall try to describe it. Very loud drums, a man screaming something loud and shouty and everyone dancing in a crazy fashion. If I'm honest it was a bit like going to a trance gig, good drum beat but slightly different vibe and not as chilled out. Great for people watching though. After the gig we went to a ... read more

Dear all, After my last message we stayed the night in Kaikoura and then left the next morning to head for Hanmer Springs. We arrived there and the small little town was packed solid as it was Saturday. We spent the day exploring the small town and enjoying the beautiful sun. Sunday morning we got up early and went to the springs. They are natural volcanic hot springs that range in temperature from a lovely 36 degrees to a slightly too hot 42 degrees. The sun was out and we spent a couple of hours there. Apparently the water is very good for your skin. Sunday evening the sky went a black colour and soon it was raining, it hasn't stopped since. All of last night it rained really hard and our journey back to Christchurch ... read more

Dear all, Here we are in Abel Tasman national park. We have now reached that amazing state where we don't really know what day it is or what time it is. Mostly at the moment its beer time or chillout in the sun time. Since I last wrote we have been on a crazy journey. Picture the roads that you see in those terrible programs such as "Ice Road Truckers" etc. A road stretching up a hill for miles and then down the other side. Very high with hairpin turns. It was the only way to get here, Ash was driving. The views were amazing, I can't say that he enjoyed it but I think that he had a huge sense of achievement afterwards. It's my turn to drive us out on the same road tomorrow, ... read more