Goodbye Australia.... Hello New Zealand

Yes, I know, I know!  It has been an absolute age since my last update, however it is because I need wireless to update my blog as I can never remember the editing URL for the website and unfortunately, wireless has not been easy to come by!!!

Well, what can I say!  Australia has been absolutely AMAZING!  I real eye opener

in terms of the vastness of this country and the different types of terrain and weather!  While in Sydney I was fortunate enough to have High Tea at the Sydney Opera House!  This was made all the more special by the fact that I was also fortunate enough to see an Operatic Performance while eating my delicate pastries and sipping my champagne!  Yes, yes, I know I was supposed to be drinking tea but they must have heard I was coming because they just kept filling my champagne glass and so I never quite got around to the tea drinking bit ;-)

Can you believe I did it? I can't believe it - but I did! Although if you had heard the laboured breathing while I did the climb it sounded like I was going to die at any given moment.  Come to think of it... there were a few moments on the steep bits where the 6 second way to the bottom (i.e. jumping) was looking like the best option ;-)

I also took a day trip out to the Blue Mountains where I saw the Three Sisters and got the opportunity to take a ride in the World's Steepest Railway (which was pretty much vertical)!

Then before I knew it my time in Australia was over and I was waving goodbye as I took off from Sydney International and getting excited about my next adventure... NEW ZEALAND!

And that's where I am at the moment!

I landed here yesterday and although it was dark and raining I can already see that the pace in New Zealand is going to be a lot more relaxed.  I embark on the first leg of my Magic Bus journey tomorrow (heaven help me)! 

I'll keep you posted when I can!  In the meantime, I hope you're all well and are looking after yourselves!

Lots of love, Darryn (Pixie) xxx