Hello from New Zealand! Just a quick blog to update you all! We had a lovely 2 days in Christchurch sightseeing, in the cold!! It felt like we were in the UK!! Luckily though it's warmed up since and we're back to shorts weather! On tuesday we picked up our sleepervan, which is amazing!! It's very cosy but has enough room for everything we need! We've started travelling south and yesterday saw Lake Tekapo, a massive bright blue lake surrounded by snowy mountains. Before heading on to Oamaru where we saw penguins coming up onto the beach! The scenary here is spectacular and we're really enjoying it here, plus we can camp for free in some beautiful places. Sorry for a short blog! Lots of Love, Hope everyone is well Abi and Simon x x x ... read more

Hi everyone, After a long boring time in Los Angeles Airport, where are highlight came from Martin Kemp coming to sit next to us in Starbucks!! Just when we thought we were leaving LA without seeing anyone famous! We arrived safely in Rarotonga after another 9 hour flight! When we first arrived it definitely was not similar to the pictures we had seen as it was pouring with rain! But fingers crossed that has stopped and we have had 2 days in the gorgeous sunshine since. Our hostel is right on the beach, which has white sands, palm trees and crystal clear waters. It is just like a screen saver picture! There are little Islets just off the beach which we have walked out to through the shallow waters, which don't get deeper than waist height! ... read more

Hi everyone, After driving for a couple of days through death valley stopping for a night in a motel in a town called Bishop we arrived in Yosemite National Park. Driving through death valley was staggeringly hot, they tell you to turn your air con off so the car doesn't overheat!! We probably only passed a couple of cars the whole way, on the really straight roads which looked like they went on forever!! Arriving in Yosemite was a complete contrast to death valley, there are so many trees and even snow on the mountains. We got to our hostel which is located on the side of a mountain surrounded by pine trees. We were pleasantly surprised that we were in a 4 bed dorm rather than the 12 bed that we booked, plus we only ... read more

Only 13 days until we depart!! We are both getting extremely excited now! ... read more