Still in New Zealand!
Hey,
Well sorry I haven't written for a while! I actually wrote a big group e-mail the other day saying everything we've been doing and I have no idea why it sent blank. Oh Well!
Anyway things are going well with me; although, I have been homesick the past couple days with lots of stress regarding flights and stuff. Right now we are in Paihia,
I got a job with the City of
Now I'm close to broke so we have to work for a while. We were going to go to
I guess working on the island is definitely out of the question now so it looks like we are going to work here for a bit then travel the south island for probably 3 weeks then head home for around the end of May.
Other than that we just sold our van the other day to a young couple from
Selling the 'Blue Bomber'
I just thought I would let you know that we just sold the van for $600 which is really wicked because we paid $100 for the van, $150 to the auction, $200 the other day on our last road trip on a new wheel bearing and a bit on oil so all together we figure we put about $ 500 into the van. So we travelled the entire north island in such a cheap way and the best way possible then did so well on selling it. It's great too because in NZ you have to have registration and a thing called Warrant of Fitness which is a big inspection on the vehicle to ensure it is roadworthy and both were to run out in less than a week. Because of that we were kinda worried about selling it but it just goes to show how wicked the "Blue Bomber" is. It's good cause that money will pay for our flights to Aus and sometime this week Chris and I are going to do a 12,000 ft Sky Dive for only $129. Some big special going on right now so we are really excited. We sold it to a young couple from LaRae
Camping in New Zealand
Hey, I'm so sorry I haven't written in quite some time. Well we got to NZ after the scare of making the plane and hung out in We have literally been out in the forest just finding angler accesses around lakes and rivers and camping just Chris and I with absolutely nobody around and rarely making it to town only to stock up on beer, ice, and cold foods. LaRae
In New Zealand!!
Well I am finally in New Zealand...arrived last night at about 1am and it's great to be here but kinda sad that I had to leave Australia. I was definetly getting used to the perfect weather everyday but a new experience has begun. It started off as quite the gongshow as Chris and I hopped on the wrong airtrain and headed the exact opposite direction from the airport when luckily my dad called and I was telling him that we were just heading to the airport when the guy behind me overheard me talking and let us know the bad news. We were both freakin as we arrived at the airport at about 5pm and had to leave on an international flight in about 40 mins time (oops!). Somehow we actually managed getting on the plane which was relief and now we're set for smooth sailing.
We flew into Wellington which is at the very bottom tip of the north island. We are headed to a car auction tomorrow morning hoping to find a steal of a deal (Piece of crap beater) for $500 or so and just road-trip all of NZ at our own pace, camping along the way.
Sorry I haven't written for so long but we have definetly been on the go for the past bit. I will be buying a New Zealand SIM Card tomorrow so that way anyone can get a hold of Chris or I. Other than that I'm not sure exactly what we will be doing for the next bit but will try my best to keep the updates coming.
Love you!
LaRae
Scuba Diving - the Great Barrier Reef
I was on the internet and got thinking that it has been so unbelievably long since I have e-mailed you so I figured I would give it a whirl! I was looking at the date and I can't believe that I have just about been in Australia for 5 months bizarre hey? Or should I say Eh? Gotta live up to my Canadian expectations. Chris and I just bought a deep water dive for tomorrow out on the Great Barrier Reef and I am so extremely excited. We are doing an actual Scuba Dive going down 28 meters. The Reef is honestly the most amazing thing I have ever seen, it is so colourful, and the fish are gigantic. They are so big and there are hundreds of them everywhere. When we went snorkelling on the Whitsunday, it was so exciting even just from the surface. There are so many turtles and everything, as you can tell I'm kinda pumped. Well I said my final farewell to Emma last night then she and Kelsey caught the midnight bus back to Airlie Beach. Both of us started to cry so it was kinda hard. We were talking to Chris and talking about possible plans but I think we might stay in NZ for a month longer and she is going to come to NZ a month later so Chris and I will do one month of it on our own and then one month with Emma. That would mean that we would fly home on April 10 instead of March. It was kinda cool because Chris was talking about maybe staying over there for like a month extra just by himself and just go to the mountains camping, which is cool. I never thought he would want to leave me. It's all just up in the air right now because it is impossible to make plans while travelling but we are just getting ideas. I'm definitely getting over my bad stage of homesickness and now starting to get it through my head that if I can do even any extra time it will be worth it. I'm going to run but I know you know this already but I can never say it enough, how so unbelievably important you are to me and how much this trip has made me realize how important you and dad are to me. You have given me so many amazing opportunities in life and I LOVE YOU for everything in this entire world that you have ever done for me. Anyway, I have to run and eat my traditional supper of Pasta and Salad. So I love you and will definitely give you a call the day after tomorrow and let you know all about my diving experience on one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Love LaRae