Kiwi Country

Well I can't beleive it. We are now over half way through our trip...that's just a crazy thought. Only one good thing can come from this though, we're now in New Zealand! It is so exciting to be here because I have wanted to come to New Zealand for such a long time and now that I'm here I'll say it again, I can't quite believe it!

We started off in Christchurch and had only planned on staying here a few days while we got some plans sorted out. In an amazing story, we bumped into some friends of friends at church that I had previously met at a wedding in Scotland. Crazy! So they invited us to stay with them at at their house, and we ended up staying a week! It was such a treat to be in a home (with a fire!) and we were shown such amazing hospitality by Aaron and Emelie.

I also went to my first rugby game while in Christchurch, Crusaders (Canterbury) vs Blues (Auckland) as part of the Super 14's tournament. It was so fun and the Crusaders won, yay!

On our last day in Christchurch, we picked up our van...oh yes, we have a campervan and it is brilliant! We're going to be driving around the South Island in our van for 4 weeks and so far it has been a lot of fun. Here's our wee baby beside one of the amazing lakes we've visited, Lake Tekapo:

This is very brief, but just wanted to give you a wee glimpse at what is to come when I'll write in much more detail! Back soon...