SYDNEY

Sydney is a sweet city there is a lot to see and do. Kels and I are still getting used to being in a big city however since the ones in New Zeland are so small. We bought a pass that gets us on the train, bus, and farries for a week all for the low low price of 33$ not bad eh. So we've been out exploring the city, checking out the opera house and we spent most of the day at the Aquarium today.
Kels parents are coming to meet us in about 4 days so we are looking forward to that. Better pack your shorts though Beaudry's cause it is really hot here. I'll scope out the good beaches for ya!!

Australia

Well the day has come for us to set off to Aussie. We just want to say thank you to all the fabulous Kiwi's we have met on our trip who have treated us so well, it really was the highlight of our trip to meet you all. And you know who you are! We no longer have our cell phone... thank you so much for the use of it though Troy and Tracey. You can keep in touch with us through our e-mail and through this website which we will continue to update when we get home.
Our e-mails are...
Kelsey - kelsey_beau@hotmail.com
Matt - matty_o29@hotmail.com
We would love to hear from you! Keep in touch!

So here are some pictures of a dolphin cruise we took!! It was such a lovely day and we saw lots of dolphins...... oh wait no we didn't we got caught in a sudden storm 200 m from the dock. It was so bad the captain of the boat couldn't even turn around and go back!!!! There was a sail boat race going on and I don't know how some of them didn't flip. There was kids crying, people screaming on the boat and in the town there was an air raid siren going off, thats how they call for the fire department. It was all pretty nuts.

The pic of me is on saint Patty's day. Some one asked me to have a beer for them on that day and if you zoom in on the can you can see who that drink was for!

En Route

Well we are on our way to Christchurch our final destination in NZ. Then it's off to Sydney for about a week and then HOME!!! We spent the last few days in Queenstown and it snowed! Winter is coming so we are leaving!

5-4-3-2-1....BUNGY!!!

We did a sweet bungy today! I was so pumped to do it. It was so different than the sky tower jump we did. That one I was scared, the Bungy I was just excited. We didn't buy any pictures though because we got free DVDs because we were the first group of the day to go! You can check it out online at http://www.bungy.co.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/17 It was really sweet. I'm kinda bumbed out because I dindn't touch the water at the bottom because I jumped out too far and not straight down. Sweet times though.

Great Hike

We went on a sweet hike today. It took about 4 hours round trip, but it was so worth it. The bird is called a Kea. They are NZ's only parrot. They live high in the mountains and are so funny. He is pretty big so curious. He would come within 2 feet of us and throw rocks, and pic up big sticks like a dog. He hopped around more then he flew. Funny bird.

The other pic is of a glacier I think its called Rob Roy but I'm not sure. But we were so lucky going up there today. Because of all the rain we had yesterday there were over 20 waterfalls coming off the glacier!! It was by far the most stunning thing i've seen in NZ to date. The waterfalls are hard to make out on that pic but I think you can make out about 10 of them. Can't get over how nice it was.

Rock Climb

We had a sweet time rock climbing yesterday. I didn't know how pro Kels was, but she nailed a couple of really tuff walls. I had a great time. I fell a couple of times but its all good, thats what the safety equipment is for. The best part is coming down anyways.

Rainy Day

We are now in a town called Wanaka. Its about an hour north of Queenstown! Queenstown is the adrenaline capital of the world so we are going to do something crazy down there I hope. But for now we are stuck in the rain. So we are going to go indoor rock climbing this afternoon. Kels has done it before but I never have so it should be a good time!!! At least Kels and Jill will get a cheap laugh out of watching me. hahaha.

Knife Making!

The first two pics are matt and I shaping our knives. The last pic is only the knife in it's early stages, we still had lots of steps to go. We don't have pictures of the finished product so you will have to come visit us when we get home to see them!

Happy Belated BIRTHDAY Nicole!!!

Matt in Flight

Matt learnt how to fly the other day! That was neat.

Franz Josef/ Kels Bday

Kels had a wicked birthday. We spent it exploring the Franz Josef Glacier. Its one of only 3 Temperate glaciers in the world. Its next to a rain forest how weird is that? Our friend Jill even gave Kels a birthday muffin on top of the glacier. We loved the warning signs.

Knife Making

We are in Barrytown population 45. We spent the day making knives, and drinking moonshine. It was sweet all you start with is a piece of steel and some brass and wood and you make these sweet knives. Check him out online at www.barrytownknifemaking.com he says his website sucks but it may be worth checking out.
We are heading down to Franz Josef, a glacier, tomorrow. We may do a walk on the glacier or climb an ice wall we gotta see when we get there. Check out prices and see what people say about doing those things.
Kels's Birthday is on Monday so we sill have to do something cool for that.