06 avril 2007
So this is our new family member, SKY. She's 5 weeks old and we will be bringing her home in 3 weeks so watch out for lots of puppy pictures!
05 avril 2007
Sky fera bientôt partie de la famille!
Sky vient juste d'avoir 5 semaines
18 janvier 2007
Back to Reality
So we're back home and the novelty has worn off!!! Our care free travel days seem like a million years ago so thought we should finish the website. Must admit the last month has been a bit of a drag but things are starting to look up on the job front and looks like we'll be in our new house in a couple of weeks so we'll keep the site updated with house photos.
Looking back at our time in NZ we've come up with a few bests and worsts to share, this was very difficult to do because we had such a good time:
Bests:
Wine = St Claire Sav blanc and Seifried Sav Blanc
Wine Region = Martinborough
Vineyard = Rippon and Mudbrick both for the scenery
Meal = On the Waterfront in Russel for our 2 year anniversary
Muffin = My own Pumpkin and chocolate that I made in Ritual Cafe
Cafe Stop = Driving to Kaikora on the coast
Walk = 3 days around the beaches at Cape Reinga
Doc Hut = Muller hut, watching the sunset over Mt Cook
Tourist Attraction = Sky Dive Abel Tasman
Drive = Milford Road from Te Anau to Milford Sound
Adventure = Kayaking on Lake Wanaka with special friends and Ice Climbing
Party Night = Opening of Lago Cafe (I was very ill)!
Beach = Mosquito Bay, Abel Tasman and Cathedral Cove, Coromandels
Worsts:
Meal = Gregs overpriced tinned tomatoes at Sileni Vineyard
Cafe Stop = Russel cos they wouldn't let us plug in the laptop
Drive = Through Canterbury
City = Invercargill ( end of the earth)!
Person = Micka for being the angriest chef ever
Night in the Van = Moke lake, big storm
Job = Grape picking
Favorite Places, just because we had to name a few:
Waiheke Island = Nice beaches, great vineyards and olive groves and chilled atmosphere.
Wanaka = Amazing Scenery, great people, fun place to settle for 6 months
Marahau(Abel Tasman) = Friendly little village, great kayaking, walking and beaches.
Favorite People, again this is just a short list of all the great people we met:
Monty and Bill = For housing and feeding us so many times and dealing with mail, bags etc. Good luck with the wedding, we're gutted we can't be there with you.
Amanda & Fabrice = For showing us campervan life on our first couple of nights in Toot Toot
Annemarie & Dan = Great to be invoved in their special wedding and use of the family batch on waiheke. Good Luck with your new house in Browns Bay
Karen @ Mudbrick = for giving us a chance to work in a fantastic place
Sascha = For always giving us something to laugh at, can't wait to meet up back in UK
Mum & dad = For flying all that way to spend time with us, and treat us to some lovely meals
Everyone @ Mainly Tramping = for being helpful and friendly especially Steve and Kay for giving Greg a job
Sarah & Jaz = For being great drinking, eating, dancin, kayaking, biking, just all round friends
Emma & Aarron = letting us have Kaya when we needed puppy love. Congratulations on your engagement we'll be back in 6yrs for the wedding!!
Chris & Paul = For introducing us to the gay way of life!
Nat & Francois = Giving us a place to crash in Queenstown when we got bored of Wanaka
Sandra, Zoe and all the family = giving us a job and a great place to park our van for a month
Eddie & Zenya = Great food, wine and company by the lake
28 novembre 2006
Nous voilà partis pour notre dernier arrêt avant de rentrer à la maison...
On a quitté la NZ pour Tahiti où l'on passera les 7 prochains jours. Vive le comfort, le luxe et le soleil avant de rentrer pour affronter l'hiver européen!
Les dernieres nouvelles et photos seront rajoutées à notre retour.
Greg
24 novembre 2006
SOLD
Sorry, Toot Toot has been sold...
18 novembre 2006
TOOT TOOT IS 4 SALE!
watching dvd in Toot Toot
Lots of storage
Roof Vent
Make all the other campers jealous!
If you want to travel with comfort, plenty of room and not to stand outside to cook your dinner, then this is the one for you! Toot Toot has everything including the kitchen sink. Sofa converts to bed with accessible storage underneath and a nice feather quilt to keep you warm!.
Kitchen with 2 burner gas stove, sink, and more cupboards full of pans, dishes, etc. Power points for campsite plugins, and fairy lights to make it look pretty.
Chemical toilet for when your free camping and there's no bush around!
2nd battery to run fridge and lights off. Ready to go with everything you could possibly need incl all camping gear, tent, stove, mat, chairs etc etc
Toyota Hiace high roof long wheel base 1985. Very economical and reliable. 2l petrol manual 175000km. reg and wof. Enough said call or email us to have a look.
Price = NZ$ 7000 or the best offer
SOLDemail: emmamate@hotmail.com or call 02102362590
28 octobre 2006
New Pics in New Zealand folder!!!
11 octobre 2006
Coucou nous revoilou... sur la route, les nouvelles photos arrivent au compte-gouttes mais elles arrivent!!!
Après avoir quittés Wanaka on s'est rendu dans les Catlins (l'extrême sud de l'ile du sud!), paysages sauvages et superbes...
Ensuite direction les fjords de Doubful Sound et Milford Sound. On n'a pas eu la chance de voir des dauphins ou pingouins mais on ne perd pas espoir....
Nous voilà déjà sur la côte ouest à l'exploration des glaciers Fox et Franz Josef. Je viens de faire un tour en hélico autour des glaciers et Mont Cook pendant qu'Emma s'initie à la cascade glace sur le glacier.
25 septembre 2006
Bientot sur la route!!!
Dernière semaine à wanaka avant de reprendre la route...
On a passé une excellente saison mais on est fin prêt à repartir et à vivre de nouveaux moments avec TootToot!
On lui a refait une beauté, nouveau plafond, nouvelle étagère, une cuisine toute repeinte à neuf, ...
A bientôt donc pour de nouvelles news...
Greg
09 septembre 2006
