“ROOOAAARRRRR” screamed the jet as it passed us, hurtling along the loch for the second time. If we’d have still been tucked up in the tent it would have been quite a surprise but luckily for us we were up and packing the tent away ready for another day of exploring. It had been quite … More Our Second Scottish Day
At just before 3pm on Monday afternoon, we packed everything into the car and headed off towards Scotland. I would have liked to have set off a little bit earlier but a couple of things cropped up and then I managed to break Codie’s glove box so we had to sort that out. Still, we … More The Adventure Begins…
Saw migrating Humpback whales and their young off the Fraser Coast Hand fed a sea turtle Visited and flew over the World’s largest sand island, Fraser Island Saw wild fruit bats roosting Stayed in a tee-pee surrounded by cockatoos, lorikeets and cockatiels. Spent an afternoon on the 98% silica, soft white sands of Whitehaven beach. … More Top Australia and New Zealand Experiences
As the plane zoomed along the runway and took off into the stormy looking sky, I felt quite sad to be leaving New Zealand. Throughout our 3 weeks exploring the north and south islands, I’ve seen so many beautiful places and done so many incredible things that it was quite hard to say good bye … More Leaving Middle Earth
Today really hasn’t been one of my favourite days in New Zealand as we’ve spent 11 hours of it sitting on a bus on the way from Wellington to Auckland. If we were travelling on the Greyhound buses in Australia, I don’t think it’d have been too bad at all; I like the opportunities you … More The Bus of Pain
“Abandon ship! Abandon ship! This is the call to abandon ship immediately!”. Everybody glanced around the room, judging other peoples’ reactions and deciding what to do. Lying back on the lovely comfy seat, I carried on reading my book and snuggled up into my lovely warm fleece. You might think that that’s a bit of … More Seals, Splashes and Sinking: Our Trip Back To Wellington
As the sun rose on a wavy sea casting an orange glow upon everything it fell upon, black and white shapes leapt out of the water and landed with splash sending white droplets high into the air. Every patch of water seemed to be occupied by a fin or a flipper and the silence of … More Kaikoura Part 1: An Early Morning Dolphin Experience
Back on dry land and still buzzing from the excitement of seeing the dusky dolphins, it was time to head back to the hostel to prepare for our next adventure, kayaking with Kaikoura Kayaks. Since our kayaking trip in Franz Josef had been cancelled we’d decided to just go ahead and book this one instead as … More Kaikoura Part 2: Kayaking With Seals
The Rat's Whiskers 